A documentary for anyone who loves “We Are the World,” or even for those of us who look at that legendary charity single with some serious questions but are fascinated by the phenomenon of it. The movie puts us backstage at the into-the-night session that took place at A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles immediately after the American Music Awards on January 28, 1985. In a sense, “We Are the World” always was a documentary — the famous music video that captured the song as it was being recorded, and was also a kind of pop-stars-reveal-themselves psychodrama in miniature. And Bao Nguyen’s film allows us to revel in that vibe and extend it. With Lionel Richie as its chief nostalgist and tour guide, the film is certainly “celebratory,” but it’s also honestly assembled and intensely pleasurable. It pulls back the curtain on the perpetual smoke screen of music-god fame (variety.com)
Saturday May 17, 2025
There Are No Fakes | 1hr 54 mins | 2020
When a Norval Morrisseau painting is bought by musician Kevin Hearn, doubts about its authenticity raises controversial questions about authorship and ownership. There Are No Fakes traces the provenance of Hearn’s painting, unraveling a complex, stranger-than-fiction tale that leads to a lucrative art forgery ring in Thunder Bay (TVODocs).
