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In late 2012, filmmaker Steve James and Roger Ebert began talking about filming a documentary based on Ebert's memoir. Ebert's wife, Chaz, agreed. They didn't know that he would die within months.

A documentary film that explores anti-fat bias will be shown at Florida Gulf Coast University this week.

The documentary Raising Adam Lanzaseeks a more complete view of Nancy Lanza and her son, a young man who was described as smart and awkward as a teen — and who later killed 27 people in Newtown, Conn. The documentary is built on the work of PBS Frontlineand The Hartford Courant.

The comedian turned his life around when he started "WTF with Marc Maron" out of his garage in 2009. In The Anatomy of Violence, Adrian Raine argues that violent behavior has a biological basis just like depression. In her classic '60s documentary , Shirley Clarke profiles a 33-year-old gay hustler.

A new documentary entitled “worth the fight” tells the story of SJC boxing. The gym recently celebrated 34 years of changing lives.

Dion Nissenbaum, one of the executive producers of the revealing new documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" speaks to Morning Edition about an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Apted's pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner's Daughter and The World Is Not Enough.

Russia's Bolshoi Ballet was rocked following the 2013 acid attack on the company's artistic director. A new documentary airing Monday on HBO, Bolshoi Babylon, looks at the culture of the company and how things got to that point. NPR explores how the paranoia and distrust of management within the ranks of the company is both very Russian and a symbol of the Bolshoi Ballet.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with ESPN's Michael Wilbon about the Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance.

The new Netflix documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution features interviews with dozens of gay and trans comics, archival footage and lots of jokes.