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Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

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    • Society & Culture

Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles the New York photographer who dedicated himself to covering the Asian American community for five decades.

    • 1 min
    'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

    'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

    Filmmakers Ashley Sabin and David Redmon explore the mystery of what happened to the famous collection of VHS tapes and DVDs from New York's beloved rental store Kim's Video that closed in 2008.

    • 1 min
    Exploring the career of Paul Simon

    Exploring the career of Paul Simon

    'In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon' explores six decades of the musician's career while following him in the studio for the making of his recent album 'Seven Psalms.'

    • 2 min
    'Carol Doda Topless at the Condor' profiles a trail blazer

    'Carol Doda Topless at the Condor' profiles a trail blazer

    'Carol Doda Topless at the Condor' profiles the San Francisco dancer who broke taboos with nude performances starting in 1964.

    • 1 min
    'Frida' profiles the Mexican painter in her own words

    'Frida' profiles the Mexican painter in her own words

    'Frida' profiles the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo by drawing upon her own words from diaries, letters and interviews.

    • 1 min
    'A Revolution on Canvas' profiles Iranian artists in exile

    'A Revolution on Canvas' profiles Iranian artists in exile

    'A Revolution on Canvas' explores the complicated history of Iranian artists Nicky Nodjoumi and Nahid Hagigat who are exiled in the United States.

    • 1 min

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