Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier is a short documentary premiering on the Smithsonian Channel next week. The timing is appropriate for Black History Month, traditionally every February, but the story is really one of American history. And it’s probably one you’ve never heard before. If you’re like me, you came of age when … Read more
The Kids Grow Up is a documentary by filmmaker Doug Block, who decides to “document” his daughter Lucy’s last year at home before going away (far away) to college. After seeing it, I felt that a movie review or I guess, technically, a documentary review was in order. But I can’t talk about a documentary … Read more
The question sounds rhetorical but a literal free trip to Egypt was at the heart of the documentary, Free Trip to Egypt. The premise? Take a few unlikely candidates for world travel (namely, from the heart of America) and send them on a trip to Egypt. Not only would it be a sightseeing journey but … Read more
When I moved to Baltimore five years ago, I never imagined that it was such a hotspot of inspired storytelling. I grew up in southern Maryland and never was privy to the true stories that inspired book like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Other Wes Moore, both recommended reading. (affiliate links) By the time I left … Read more
We all know the name Malala. It was echoed around the world in October 2012 as reports emerged of the attempted assassination of Malala Yousafzai in her native Pakistan. Typically, words like “attempted assassination” aren’t used when talking about a 15 year old girl but Malala is no ordinary girl. Although she was born five years … Read more
If you’re looking for a documentary that all kids should see, it probably won’t be the one you’re thinking about. It won’t be about wildlife or nature or saving the Earth (although we love those in our family). But it is a documentary that will make them think. Here’s how we stumbled across it. As … Read more
