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Tag: documentary

I Finally Made a “Normal” Documentary. Here Is What I Learned.

Film
By Penny Lane | April 16, 2019
By Penny Lane | April 16, 2019

I Finally Made a “Normal” Documentary. Here Is What I Learned.

Penny Lane, the director of Hail Satan?, on the 60/40 rule and her delightfully bumbling path to mainstream success.

Alone in the Wilderness

Film
By Emma Tammi | April 12, 2019
By Emma Tammi | April 12, 2019

Alone in the Wilderness

Director Emma Tammi delves into the theme of isolation at the heart of her new film, The Wind, and her documentary about the 2016 Election.

How to Talk About Something People Never Actually Talk About

Film
By Laura Farber | April 9, 2019
By Laura Farber | April 9, 2019

How to Talk About Something People Never Actually Talk About

Columbine survivor and doc director Laura Farber on what she learned making We Are Columbine, and telling a story that needed to be told.

Harlem Blues

Music
By Adam Gussow | April 8, 2019
By Adam Gussow | April 8, 2019

Harlem Blues

Adam Gussow, one the title characters of Satan & Adam, looks back on the remarkable period of his life the documentary captures.

How I Survived Cancer and Finishing a 15-Year Documentary

Film
By Michelle Memran | April 1, 2019
By Michelle Memran | April 1, 2019

How I Survived Cancer and Finishing a 15-Year Documentary

Michelle Memran on the lengthy and arduous journey she took to complete The Rest I Make Up, her film about playwright María Irene Fornés.

Staring Death in the Face: On the Challenges of Making American Relapse

Film
By Pat McGee | March 26, 2019
By Pat McGee | March 26, 2019

Staring Death in the Face: On the Challenges of Making American Relapse

Pat McGee on the ethical dilemmas he faced when making his debut doc feature, the film which inspired Viceland's Dopesick Nation.

How the World Became Wellesian

Film
By Mark Cousins | March 15, 2019
By Mark Cousins | March 15, 2019

How the World Became Wellesian

Mark Cousins, director of the new doc The Eyes of Orson Welles, on how our current age has caught up to a genius ahead of his time.

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

Film
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

The director of The Gospel of Eureka on his experiences making (and then screening) a documentary short about an LGBT haven in the Bible Belt.

Revisited: My Manson Adventures Making Dark Tourist

Film
By David Farrier | December 27, 2018
By David Farrier | December 27, 2018

Revisited: My Manson Adventures Making Dark Tourist

David Farrier had a lot of weird experiences making his new Netflix documentary series, but none more so than just after Charlie died ...

Facing Our Ghosts

Film
By Paige Goldberg Tolmach | December 3, 2018
By Paige Goldberg Tolmach | December 3, 2018

Facing Our Ghosts

Entrepreneur and activist Paige Goldberg Tolmach on how discovering dark secrets from her past pushed her to become a documentary director.

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