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The article reports on the work of Pakistani documentary film director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, It mentions her documentaries whose subjects are often social issues affecting women, her involvement in women's rights in Pakistan, and the emotions that influence her choice of subject and direction.

The article profiles American filmmaker Ken Burns, highligting his documentary films, which are traditionally advocacy and as acts of emotional archeology.

The article focuses on conversation of director Ron Howard with chef José Andrés on Russian invasion of Ukraine in February and mentions that the chef has been serving meals to people affected by the war. Topics discussed include willingness of Howard to make documentary of chef 's philanthropy, documentary "We Feed People," by the director and spirit of volunteerism of the chef.

The article features Ahmir Thompson, drummer, disc jockey and co-founder of the hip-hop group The Roots, and his love for collecting music records. Topics discussed include the increase in the number of records in his collection, examples of records in his collection, his reason for collecting records, and his involvement in the direction of a documentary film on a series of concerts known as the Harlem Cultural Festival.

The article focuses on the political campaign of Edwin Raymond, a candidate running for a seat on the New York City Council, held at the Kaché Haitian restaurant in Brooklyn. Topics discussed include a screening of a 2018 documentary on New York Police Department officers that includes Raymond, the allegations made by the officers against the department's supervisors as revealed in the documentary, and his struggles at work since the release of the film.

The article discusses the success of actor and filmmaker Alex Winter in producing a documentary about singer and composer Frank Zappa. Winter met with Zappa's wife, Gail, who permitted Winter to proceed with the documentary for the reason that his focus is on Zappa as an avant-garde composer and not as a rock star. Aside from the documentary, Gail allowed him to see Zappa's vault that led to the preservation of the stuff in it.

The article reviews several motion pictures including "The Cake Eaters," directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, the documentary "Carmen and Geoffrey," directed by Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob, and "Fuel," directed by Josh Tickell.