documentary review

Midwives (Dir Hnin Ei Hlaing, 2022)

An insightful sad look into a forgotten country.

Dec 30, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)

So often, men SUCK... and women are BEAUTIFUL.

Dec 14, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Young@Heart (2007)

The show must go on...

Nov 18, 2025 • Mike Hampton

'Eternal Memory' (2023)

Director Maite Alberdi's documentary is essential viewing.

Sep 9, 2025 • Mike Hampton

'Wild Life, 'Four Daughters' and 'A House Made of Splinters'

Recommending three terrific documentaries from Patagonia, Tunisia and Ukraine.

Aug 19, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Walking the Himalayas (2015)

Walking from Afghanistan to Bhutan, Levinson Wood gives us the best view of the Himalayas and its remote people.

Jul 6, 2025 • Mike Hampton

'Chasing Perfection: Four Seasons with Japan's Master Gardeners'

Free documentary in which pride and dedication is discovered.

Jul 3, 2025 • Mike Hampton

From Russia to Iran: Crossing the Wild Frontier (2017)

Adventurer Levinson Wood's 4000km journey across the Caucasus Mountains between Europe and Asia, between the Caspian and Black Seas.

Jun 29, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Get Back Up (2020)

Blue October, the band that heals people...

Jun 22, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Dying to Divorce (2021)

Women beaten and shot, not loved. A documentary about women suffering horrific violence in Turkey's culture of misogyny.

May 1, 2025 • Mike Hampton

'And Still I Sing' (2022)

Extraordinary female bravery versus inevitable tragedy in Afghanistan.

Jan 16, 2025 • Mike Hampton

'9 Days in Raqqa' is devastating and inspiring!

How to survive after 80% of your city is destroyed? This is the story of Leila Mustapha and her city, finding their feet after ISIS and the Syrian War.

Dec 30, 2024 • Mike Hampton

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