Three "Alabama Grannies" take on their state's most powerful company in the Oscar-contending short 'Sallie's Ashes,' directed by Brennan Robideaux.

The documentary 'The Alabama Solution' is an exposé on the state's oppressive prison system. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman explore overcrowded institutions, systemic violence, and ...

When filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited an Alabama prison in 2019 to capture footage of a revival meeting, inmates began approaching them about the "terrible things" they said ...

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discussed their film with The Hollywood Reporter at the recent SCAD Savannah Film ...

Rob Bowman’s new book, “Land of a Thousand Sessions," provides definitive history of how Muscle Shoals, Alabama, became a musical juggernaut.

Oscars Best Documentary Feature Commentary (Updated Nov. 26, 2025): As the documentary race comes into sharper focus with DOC NYC ahead, and the Critics Choice Documentary Awards just announced, it’s ...

From Magistrate Judge Gray Borden's opinion Friday in Studiorotan LLC v. Howell (N.D. Ala.): A team of researchers discovered the wreckage of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the United ...

Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde talks about finding moments of courage in a world full of fear. Space Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins discusses her amazing career, which is the subject ...

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discuss their film "The Alabama Solution." Alabama locks up more of its population than most countries on Earth. A new doc, "The Alabama Solution," takes an ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new HBO documentary is bringing national attention to the problems behind Alabama’s prison walls, and it was topic of discussion in the state legislature’s joint prison ...

The Alabama Solution (now streaming on HBO Max) is a documentary primed to make a difference. After a decade working on the film, directors Andrew Jarecki (whose filmography includes hard-hitting docs ...