'Melania' earns a surprising $7 million, the highest opening for a nonmusic documentary in a decade

Amazon reportedly paid an estimated $40 million to acquire "Melania" and spent an additional $35 million on marketing.
Opinion

Commentary: 'Melania' isn't a documentary. It's a cynical and stupefying piece of political propaganda

'Melania' purports to be a 'documentary,' but it's really just old-fashioned, through-the-looking-glass propaganda.

Mike Tyson Sparks Backlash After Attending Private Screening of Melania Trump Documentary

The private White House screening of a new Melania Trump documentary was supposed to be a carefully choreographed soft launch ...
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Jake Tapper, Ronny Chieng, Amber Ruffin and More Explore the Power of Truth in Storytelling at Variety and Rolling Stone's Truth Seekers Summit

At the 2025 Variety & Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit presented by Paramount+, keynote conversations and panel discussions with documentary filmmakers, journalists and cultural trendsetters ...
The Michigan Daily

‘A Savage Art’ documentary explores political cartoonist Pat Oliphant’s legacy

More than 140 University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor community members gathered at the Michigan Theater Sunday afternoon for the viewing of “A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant,” ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Zurich: Panel Sounds Alarm on Political Pressures in Cinema

Filmmakers cite rising attacks on culture, shrinking space for political documentaries, and the struggle to secure U.S. distribution for films like 'The 6 Billion Dollar Man' and 'The Voice of ...