The art of storytelling, with Tilda Swinton and Kyle Abraham
What are fairytales? Swinton narrates the answer in six steps in an exclusive video directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, featuring striking footage of choreographer Kyle Abraham.
This radical psychology album is the sleeper hit of 2019
Noam Chomsky and Nadya Tolokonnikova hop on Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian's 'I Am (Not) a Monster,' an album—and documentary—inspired by the teachings of Hannah Arendt.
Bang, bang: the contemporary politics of violence on screen
From ‘Joker’ to ‘Taxi Driver,’ ‘cultural critique’ was long used as the justification for onscreen violence by white men. Here are the filmmakers with a...
Gia Coppola and Kelsey Lu turn literary works into art
“You are unlocking a secret garden." A new exhibition in Los Angeles investigates notions of authorship, identity, and inspiration.
Nobody puts these bangers in the corner: ‘Dirty Dancing’ keeps on giving three decades later
5 lesser known cuts from the eclectic soundtrack—and 5 equally extraordinary options for their use.
What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture
From Vietnam to mass incarceration, foreign and immigrant-directed films captured American identity better than ‘Forrest Gump.’
10 years of ‘In the Loop’: 5 prophetic moments from the biting satire
When the cabinet is a rotating door and diplomacy is done via Twitter, you can't accuse Armando Iannucci's film of overstating the depths of corruption...
Soviet-era sci-fi gave Stanley Kubrick a run for his money
Beam me up Sputnik!—5 Soviet counterparts to your favorite space films
Accompany Solange on her spiritual expedition home
Beginning next week, an extended cut of Solange's futuristic, redemptive film 'When I get Home' will be screened internationally.
Cheng Ran, the video artist melding underground stories with experimental DJ scores
On the heels of winning the $100,000 Nomura Emerging Artist Award, Cheng Ran tells Document how he stays on the cutting edge in today's globalized...
Toni Morrison, in her own voice
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders's documentary, 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,' reveals the author's strength and sharp wit, surprising no one.
The revolution will be televised? Kim Kardashian, Elizabeth Gilbert, and criminal injustice as entertainment
As Hollywood attempts to illuminate cracks in the criminal justice system, it must also dismantle the dangerous racial paradigms of criminality and virtue.
Ava DuVernay explains why When They See Us is ‘a triumph of black people against injustice’
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay spoke with Henry Louis Gates Jr. on her latest mini series chronicling the Central Park Five case at the Vision & Justice...
4 female directors challenging the Cannes status quo
As the film industry grapples with the size of steps taken to spotlight more women at Cannes, we take a look at the record-tying four...
Tilda Swinton’s first photography show, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’
The actor draws upon the gender-bending novel to guest edit Aperture's Summer 2019 issue, featuring photography by Collier Schorr and Carmen Winant.
Gabriel Held’s 12 favorite Camp moments in TV and film
Ahead of this year’s Met Gala, vintage archivist and camp enthusiast Gabriel Held walks us through the best moments in pop culture camp.
From the Archive: John Waters and Edmund White decode death, sexting, and the flaws of Dalí
Ahead of Waters's new essay collection, 'Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder,' the writers reminisce on glory holes and redeem Warhol's legacy...
5 Agnès Varda films that taught us how to be vulnerable
Document remembers the vulnerable tenor of Varda’s oeuvre—and the 5 films that it is best embodied by.
Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent
Noname's new track, ‘Song 32,’ is just for her fans. In Document's Spring/Summer 2019 issue, she and Lakeith Stanfield talk dodging and chasing the spotlight.
Revisiting Godard’s ‘Tout Va Bien,’ a manifesto for post-1968 class struggle
Starring a newly radicalized Jane Fonda, Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece of radical cinema documented a workers strike at a French sausage factory, and revealed the stratification...
‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,’ the anti-musical of French New Wave
Looking back at the musical starring Catherine Deneuve by director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand, who passed away late last week.
Document celebrates Suspiria with Grace Coddington and Luca Guadagnino
Document editor-in-chief Nick Vogelson, Alek Wek, Mica Arganaraz, Craig McDean, and Doug Lloyd joined Coddington and Guadagnino for an intimate dinner at The Standard.
From the Archive: Willem Dafoe takes you inside his fanaticism
Writer and critic John Ortved sits down with the prolific actor to discuss the ritual of performance, falling in love with one's craft, and why...
From the Archive: Larry Clark and Chloë Sevigny reunite and reminisce
The director sits down with Chloë Sevigny, who first appeared in his cult classic 'Kids,' to discuss his film 'Marfa Girl,' underage sex scenes and...
Charlotte Rampling, a Fox, and a Plate
Writer Anthony Haden-Guest speaks to the actress about her forays in painting, the marriage between photography and performance, and the intoxicating energy of 1960s London...
David Lynch still keeps his head
Piecing together the fragments of the director's infamously opaque creative process with his new memoir, 'Room to Dream.'
Luca Guadagnino has conquered love, now he hopes to scare the world
The Italian director behind last year's most moving love story discusses his 'deeply personal' remake of Italian-horror classic 'Suspiria,' set to be released this September,...
Is a film festival sponsored by the Israeli government an incident of ‘art-washing?’
Document talks with a London-based filmmaker and activist, who is one of 30 industry professionals calling for the boycott of The London Israel Film and...
Meet the women of Rome’s first all-female motorcycle club
Document speaks with the four members of The Litas, featured in a Bulgari-produced documentary premiering this week at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Visions of Vigilantism
How two recent films, Eli Roth's remake of 'Death Wish' and the Safdie Brother's 'Good Time,' update a less-spoken promise of the American dream: instant...
Sofia Coppola on the ‘universal’ girlhood she captured in ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and on being rediscovered by a new generation
The Oscar-winning director spoke with Document about the Criterion Collection release of her debut film.
Photographer William Klein has spent a lifetime looking at the world
Long revered and often imitated, the photographer surveys a storied career overflowing with experimentation and left turns with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Inside the unseen archives of Christian Dior with archivist Soizic Pfaff
The venerable fashion house's head curator provides a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse at a collection 70 years in the making
“Not Yours”: A New Film by Document and Diane Russo
The filmmaker pays homage to the vital history of democracy’s one true lifeblood: a revolutionary spirit that reinforces that protest is timeless.
An Olfactory Memory Inspires Jason Wu’s First Fragrance
The designer discusses his new scent with perfumer Frank Voelkl in this Document exclusive.
New Artifacts
Prada unveils its first line of semiprecious jewelry. Watch the exclusive video for the lauch of Prada Talisman here.
A Whole New World for Janette Beckman
One of nine women who inspire creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, the documentarian interpets Dior Spring/Summer 2017.
Wilfried Lantoine Takes His Collection to the Dancefloor
For the designer's Spring/Summer 2017 lookbook video, a gang of Parisian clubgoers bring new energy to uniformwear.
Fallen From Grace, An Exclusive Look at Item Idem’s “NUII”
Two-and-a-half minutes before ultimate global catastrophe, the artist's new short film is a desert wonder that champions against capitalism and President Donald Trump.
Prada Presents “Past Forward”
The historic fashion house and David O. Russell embark on a joint venture to investigate how subjectivity is formed.
“The Tale of Thomas Burberry”
Burberry releases a new short film honoring the life and legacy of its founder.
“La Fabrique de la Soie” — Craig McDean for Hermès
The photographer and atelier partner on a short film to unveil new patterns, colors, and more.
“Eating Emotions (Chased by Sounds)”
McQ presents a gripping short film by choreographer Nathan Mitchell and director Phillip Lopez, debuting on Document.
Tom Sachs and Van Neistat on “A Space Program”
Tom Sachs and Van Neistat talk about their collaboration A Space Program and take Document on a tour of the artist's Downtown studio.
Dior Homme F/W 2016
Photographer Willy Vanderperre collaborates with Kris Van Assche on a film for Dior Homme F/W 2016, exclusive to Document.
Photographer and Director Willy Vanderperre Discuss His Premiere Short Film Naked Heartland
Photographer and director Willy Vanderperre discuss how adolescence and tragedy informed his premiere short film Naked Heartland with writer Alix Browne.
A Visionary Debut: Carlo Lavagna’s ‘Arianna’
Hailed by Variety as “a strikingly presented debut,” Carlo Lavagna’s Arianna is a visionary film about an intersex post-adolescent (played by the ravishing Ondina Quadri),...
A.P.C. Fall/Winter 2015 by Collier Schorr
A.P.C. has always shyed away from the flashy campaigns and stayed true to the brands nearly 30-year history of simplicity and utilitarianism. As such, the...
Fabio Zambernardi, Prada and Miu Miu’s design director on cinema, drama, and women.
The legendary designer shares his love for leading ladies.
