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The ‘predicament and necessity’ of documentary movies

Political Theater, Episode 372

The closing of E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C., a hub of documentary and art-house movies, is among the challenges facing the genre and its champions.
The closing of E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C., a hub of documentary and art-house movies, is among the challenges facing the genre and its champions. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick
Posted June 4, 2025 at 11:53am

Jason Dick talks to Sky Sitney, co-founder of DC/DOX, about this year’s documentary festival, as well as how grants being canceled and studios pulling back on the genre are playing out as both challenge and opportunity.

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