It’s the rare documentary film premiere that triggers worldwide headlines, but that’s what has happened with Evgeny Afineevsky’s Francesco. The film about Pope Francis debuted at the Rome Film ...

Discovery+, the non-fiction subscription streaming service, has acquired and will globally launch the documentary film “Francesco” about Pope Francis. “Francesco” will provide an intimate look at His ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "Evgeny's unparalleled access to Pope Francis provides viewers with an ...

Pope Francis is coming to Discovery+ in time for Easter. The subscription streamer said Wednesday that it has acquired Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary Francesco, an exploration of the pope’s ministry ...

“Francesco,” a comprehensive documentary about Pope Francis with unprecedented access to the The Vatican, will air on Discovery on March 28, to mark the start of Holy Week. The film was directed by ...

Given the reach of Catholicism, with more than a billion believers worldwide, it’s safe to say Pope Francis is the most recognizable religious figure on the planet. An in-depth deconstruction of such ...

A version of this story about Evgeny Afineevsky and “Francesco” first appeared in the Documentaries Issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Russian-born director Evgeny Afineevsky’s last two movies, the ...

Evgeny Afineevsky called his Pope Francis documentary Francesco a “healing moment” during a Discovery+ panel for the feature film at Deadline’s Contenders Documentary. He also said Pope Francis’ ...

That the panegyrical and often magisterial “Francesco” will be about the apostolic journeys of Pope Francis is clear right away. But it takes some time to realize that those journeys will vary in ...

Provided extensive access to Pope Francis, “Francesco” is essentially a valentine to his progressive policies and the role he has played in spurring the Catholic Church to address major crises, ...