Factual America

Nicolas Brown’s new documentary, The Letter, takes its name from Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ 2015 letter on the care for ‘our common home’ – the earth. The film explores the journey of a group of people from different walks of life – some...

Who is Stan Smith? A tennis legend, humanitarian, and... a shoe! Before Djokovic or Federer, McEnroe or Borg, there was Stan Smith. A brilliant player, his success on the tennis court in the ‘70s led to Adidas naming its now iconic tennis shoe after...

Sally McNeil killed her husband, Ray; but was it an act of self-defence or pre-meditated murder?  That is the question at the heart of Killer Sally, a new three-part docu-series by Nanette Burstein, now showing on Netflix.  Sally and...

Once, they were gods who had to be placated. Now, they still need placating, but they also help save lives and bring hope in a time of distress.  We are, of course, talking about cats. In her new documentary, Cat Daddies, Mye Hoang explores the...

1 game. 38 points. The birth of a legend. In 2011, no one knew or cared about an NBA player named Jeremy Lin.  In early 2012, however, that changed, as Lin stunned opposition teams, fans, and the world alike with a series of brilliant on court...

Welcome to the fourth season of Factual America! Today, Matthew Sherwood speaks to Shaunak Sen, director of All That Breathes, an award-winning documentary about two brothers, Mohammad and Nadeem, in Delhi, who have dedicated their lives to helping...

Woodstock '99 was supposed to be a millennium defining celebration of peace, love and great music. Instead, the festival degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction. Utilizing rare insider footage, and eyewitness interviews...

Menudo was arguably the first international boy band and one of the most successful. Starting from humble roots in 1970s Puerto Rico, the group conquered the pop world in the 1980s and 1990s.  As the boys grew older and their voices started...

Facing Nolan captures the life of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, arguably one of the greatest pitchers of all time. His 51 records and 27 seasons across four decades are the stuff of lore. It wasn't always so. Even as the Ryan Express was chalking...

In Netflix's latest true crime documentary Girl in the Picture, a woman named Sharon Marshall is found dying by a road, leaves behind a son, a man claiming to be her husband—and a mystery that unfolds like a nightmare. The film tells an...