This issue includes:

Features:

The Mirror’s Edge, by Abby Sun David Osit discusses how Predators stealthily reflects both true crime and documentary commodification of human suffering

'Dangerous Territory' Features:

Metric of Loss, by Sonya Vseliubska Mstyslav Chernov transforms war reporting into immersive cinema in 2000 Meters to Andriivka

Ripple Effect, by Lauren Wissot Brent and Craig Renaud risked their lives to make vérité documentary journalism—after Brent’s death, Craig honored his life with a new film

When Heaven Meets Earth, by Bernardo Ruiz Petra Costa’s new documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics explores the “fatal marriage” between Christian nationalism and authoritarian politics

The Price of Recognition, by Steve Brooks Two award-winning incarcerated filmmakers discovered that their success at the first San Quentin Film Festival came with strings attached, when the nonprofit that provided their equipment demanded they sign away all ownership rights

Festivals:

Tribeca 2025: What Lies Beneath, by Natalia Keogan Amid the festival’s commercial wrappings, three docs from rising filmmakers plumb the depths of American inequity

BlackStar 2025: Hallowed Ground, by Tayler Montague Philadelphia’s beloved festival for Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers explores themes of inheritance and artistic lineage

Columns:

Letter From the Editor (Abby Sun)

Notes From the Reel World (Dominic Willsdon)

Producer’s Diary: In Waves and War (Robin Berghaus)

Screen Time: Checkpoint Zoo, Orwell: 2+2=5, Paris Calligrammes, Riefenstahl