After debuting a slate of TV shows in 2019, The New York Times aims to premiere at least two feature-length documentary films in 2020.
November 15, 2019

The New York Times is making a move into movies. The publisher aims to premiere at least two feature-length documentaries in the first half of 2020. The films will be the Times' TV unit's first feature-length documentaries directed by Times journalists and featuring Times journalism, according to a Times spokesperson. Read more below.

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