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Tag: documentary

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Film
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Documentary director Lynne Sachs sheds light on the innovative approach she took while making her new film, Film About a Father Who.

The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker

Film
By Ben Mullinkosson | January 21, 2020
By Ben Mullinkosson | January 21, 2020

The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker

Making his new film in China, the director of Don't Be a Dick About It had an epiphany. It might sound a bit odd, but hear him out!

The Craft of Building Trust

Film
By Luke Lorentzen | December 4, 2019
By Luke Lorentzen | December 4, 2019

The Craft of Building Trust

Documentarian Luke Lorentzen shares how he captured such unguarded, intimate footage for his new film, Midnight Family.

The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back

Film
By Marie Therese Guirgis | December 3, 2019
By Marie Therese Guirgis | December 3, 2019

The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back

Marie Therese Guirgis, producer of the Steve Bannon documentary The Brink, recalls her darkest day working on the film.

My First Film Teacher Was a City

Film
By Brett Story | November 13, 2019
By Brett Story | November 13, 2019

My First Film Teacher Was a City

Brett Story, director of the new doc The Hottest August, looks back on her formative creative years living and making work in Montreal.

The Art of the Interview

Film
By Matt Wolf | November 12, 2019
By Matt Wolf | November 12, 2019

The Art of the Interview

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project director Matt Wolf on the power, potency and importance of interviews in documentary filmmaking.

The Cinema of the Other

Film
By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019
By David Charles Rodrigues | November 6, 2019

The Cinema of the Other

David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.

WeTalk — Docs in a New Spotlight

Film
By Ondi Timoner | October 29, 2019
By Ondi Timoner | October 29, 2019

WeTalk — Docs in a New Spotlight

Ondi Timoner and her filmmaker panelists talk the art of documentary filmmaking at the 2019 Sidewalk Film Festival.

The New American Family

Film
By Beth Aala | October 28, 2019
By Beth Aala | October 28, 2019

The New American Family

Director Beth Aala on the surprising relationship that helped shape her new documentary, Made in Boise.

What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure

Film
By Barbara Miller | October 18, 2019
By Barbara Miller | October 18, 2019

What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure

Barbara Miller on the journey she took directing her new documentary, #Female Pleasure.

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