New on DocPlay this week 20-26 May
New to streaming this week
AFTRS Shorts (20 May)
Six of Australia’s finest emerging documentary filmmakers present new works that span diverse stories including the pro-life movement; migrant mothers; the Australian poet Robert Adamson; and one man’s mission to teach a million people how to perform CPR.
Read: Energy, climate and corporate ties in Australian documentary
For Sama (23 May)
This Oscar-nominated documentary follows one woman’s journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during the Syrian conflict.
Kash Kash (23 May)
A portrait of Beirut, and its surprising community of pigeon lovers.
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Decades in Colour (2 May)
Mixing lost images sourced from everyday New Zealanders, alongside new interviews, Decades in Colour traces everything from the post-war suburbia of the 50s, to rugby, racing and beer in the 60s, to emerging challenges to cultural norms in the 70s, as jet travel and TV broadened perspectives and a more independent national identity emerged.
Read: Koalas documentary exposes shaky future for our favourite tree-dwellers
Citizen K (13 May)
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney examines Russia’s power, president Vladimir Putin’s political dominance, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky – a former Siberian prisoner who continues to challenge Putin’s reign.
