Sentence examples for prominent documentaries from inspiring English sources

Even "The Blair Witch Project" is a kindred spirit of sorts, as are most prominent documentaries made since 1971, including Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah" and Mr. Ophuls's own "Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie".

For $500 a month or $5,000 a year, investors can peruse listings of what Mr. Cork and Mr. Paternot identify as more elite film projects, such as prominent documentaries and feature films with commitments from sought-after directors and actors.

In addition, a prominent documentary filmmaker, Jehane Noujaim, was arrested at the scene of the worst clashes in downtown Cairo, near the Interior Ministry and not far from Tahrir Square.

Mr. Oskouei, perhaps Iran's most prominent documentary filmmaker, has spent a considerable amount of time and money assembling the collection, a venture that many of his friends and relatives see as a quixotic cultural crusade.

A prominent independent documentary film festival in China, scheduled this year for May, has been canceled because of the tense atmosphere created by the continuing government crackdown on freedom of speech.

By and large, the most prominent issues-oriented documentaries have leaned left, as filmmakers like Michael Moore ("Capitalism: A Love Story"), Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") and Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") lined up behind progressive causes and points of view.

One prominent bankroller of documentaries told me he had been ordered to make no more films about that era: 20-something viewers don't care much about anything before 1980.

Ai, a prominent activist and documentary maker who has made numerous films about Chinese society, said the resilience and fearlessness of the lawyers' wives – who continue to demand the release of their husbands – had given her renewed hope for change in China.

Ms. Bashford also plays a prominent role in the documentary.

Ms. Anderson and Mr. Vélez met in the summer of 1999 when they were on a one-day shoot for a video documentary about prominent Puerto Ricans in New York.

She said Puma, a prominent champion of British documentary that has given grants to dozens of projects, was contributing "pocket change, particularly when you consider the brand and reputational value that Puma gains".