Alissa Wilkinson covered film and culture for Vox. Alissa is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. Extremis, directed by Dan Krauss, is only 24 minutes ...

The 24-minute film heads to the streaming platform on September 23. The realities of death are not easy to confront. That much is clear in the trailer Netflix just released for “Extremis,” an original ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Documentaries often deal in sadness and Netflix’s new short Extremis is no exception. A film on ...

Documentary filmmakers regularly venture into crisis zones to show us conditions in remote locations that we’ll never visit. But they also serve an important function when the situation they cover is ...

Netflix’s latest offering, the documentary “Extremis,” puts a harsh truth that most people would rather avoid up front and center. “Here’s the reality: we’re all going to die,” said Dr. Jessica Zitter ...

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, today announced its first original short documentary EXTREMIS will debut globally in September. Directed by Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated ...

BEVERLY HILLS: The original verité-style short documentary Extremis is set for a global debut on Netflix in September. Directed by Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Dan Krauss, ...

Today, Netflix released the trailer and key art for the Netflix original short documentary, EXTREMIS, launching globally on the September 13, 2016. Get a first look below! Extremis is a verité ...

From Netflix's 'Extremis' to 'The White Helmets,' the films that made the Academy's shortlist explore many global topics that are ripped from the headlines. By Mia Galuppo While Hollywood will have to ...