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Tag: documentary

This is the One

Film
By Shraysi Tandon | November 16, 2018
By Shraysi Tandon | November 16, 2018

This is the One

Invisible Hands director Shraysi Tandon knew she wanted to make a documentary feature, the problem was finding the right subject ...

My Year as a Shirkers Groupie

Film
By Cameron Yates | November 15, 2018
By Cameron Yates | November 15, 2018

My Year as a Shirkers Groupie

Cameron Yates on traveling the festival circuit with his film Chef Flynn, and his parallel trajectory with Sandi Tan's acclaimed documentary.

With Steady Hands

Film
By Alexandria Bombach | October 17, 2018
By Alexandria Bombach | October 17, 2018

With Steady Hands

Alexandria Bombach on the emotional toll of making On Her Shoulders, her portrait of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.

Getting Uncomfortable

Film
By Marilyn Ness | October 15, 2018
By Marilyn Ness | October 15, 2018

Getting Uncomfortable

Director Marilyn Ness on the precarious balancing act involved in making her documentary on gun violence, Charm City.

The Strength to Tell My Own Story

Film
By Sakheni Dlamini | October 9, 2018
By Sakheni Dlamini | October 9, 2018

The Strength to Tell My Own Story

Producer Sakheni Dlamini on growing up as a child of an alcoholic father, and how her own story became part of the new documentary Liyana.

Making Art Out of Absence

Film
By Elan and Jonathan Bogarín | September 27, 2018
By Elan and Jonathan Bogarín | September 27, 2018

Making Art Out of Absence

Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín explain (and show!) how they made sense of their grandmother's passing in the film 306 Hollywood.

How I Learned More About Gilda Radner Than I Will Ever Know About Myself

Film
By Lisa D’Apolito | September 19, 2018
By Lisa D’Apolito | September 19, 2018

How I Learned More About Gilda Radner Than I Will Ever Know About Myself

A whole world opened up for Lisa D'Apolito when she made Love, Gilda, her documentary about the beloved late comedian.

Late For Fucking What?

Film
By Sasha Waters Freyer | September 18, 2018
By Sasha Waters Freyer | September 18, 2018

Late For Fucking What?

Sasha Waters Freyer, director of Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable, has some thoughts on being a so-called "late-bloomer."

Future Jew

Film
By Jesse Sweet | September 12, 2018
By Jesse Sweet | September 12, 2018

Future Jew

Documentary filmmaker Jesse Sweet on the recent rush of movies about Hasidic Jews, and his own upcoming film, City of Joel.

The Other Films of Our Lives

Film
By Amy Scott | September 7, 2018
By Amy Scott | September 7, 2018

The Other Films of Our Lives

Amy Scott talks accidentally getting stoned in Italy, Roger Ebert, La Dolce Vita, Trump, editing, and her debut feature, Hal.

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