What We're Watching, What We're Reading: Week of March 21, 2008

Watching
ESPN presents the documentary Black Magic, the story of basketball players at historically black colleges and universities during the Civil Rights Era.

Jessica Yu’s (In the Realm of the Unreal, POV 2005) Protagonist.

Alive in Baghdad, a weekly news program by Iraqi journalists distributed online.

Hard Road Home on PBS’s Independent Lens.

Reading
“Sister Dorothy” and “Wellness” Big Winners at SXSW From indieWire

The Maysles Maze: Documentarian’s Daughter Searches for Dad
Tom Roston talks to Celia Maysles about Wild Blue Yonder, her new film about documentary legend David Maysles. From The Observer

Chicago 10 Director Brett Morgen
Morgen talks to indieWire about his film, which revisits the events of the 1968 Democratic Convention.

Top 25 Festivals for Documentaries
Filmmaker and blogger AJ Schnack surveys the best festivals that showcase nonfiction film.

Cinema Eye Honors: Audience Choice Award
Vote for your favorite documentary of 2007 from nine nominees.