“You Have to Trust That the Story Will Reveal Itself”: Top Doc Directors on Following Real Lives When the Stakes Have Never Been Higher

Six of 2025’s most acclaimed nonfiction directors discuss filming in war zones, confronting trauma, negotiating access with world leaders and why distributors are increasingly afraid of politically charged content.

‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ Review: Thoughtful Doc Profiles, and Presses, Man Claiming to Be a Prophet

Gabe Polsky's documentary follows Patrick McCollum, supposedly identified in an ancient prophecy as the person who will bring people together to preserve the Amazon.

Gabe Polsky’s Wild New Doc ‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ Sets Unusual Rollout, Awards-Qualifying Run (Exclusive)

The film centers on an eccentric American peace activist who believes that he has been chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy — that one man will unite the indigenous tribes of South America and save the Amazon — and who then goes to extreme measures to do just that.

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