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Award-Winning Nonfiction Films
I’m not sure this is the Golden Age of documentaries, because it’s probably the only one. Before cable and streaming, nonfiction filmmakers had few outlets for their work; HBO paved the way, and now the field is open to top-tier talent. The Making of a Murderer and The Jinx whet our appetites for these latest award-winning docs.
The Keepers (Netflix)
The unsolved murder of a beloved young nun in 1969 Baltimore becomes unwound decades later. Her former students become amateur sleuths in the ’90s when they start asking, “What really happened to Sister Cathy?” The answers slowly unlock the secrets of their parochial school, the entire Archdiocese, the Baltimore police force, and the political establishment. Compelling and at times harrowing, the story is masterful and never sensationalized.
