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Tag: documentary

Facing Failure on Top of a Mountain

Film
By Danny O’Malley | September 19, 2023
By Danny O’Malley | September 19, 2023

Facing Failure on Top of a Mountain

How Canary director Danny O’Malley met a neuroscientist and made an impossible film.

The Origins of How to Create a Sex Scandal

Film
By Julian P. Hobbs and Elli Hakami | July 13, 2023
By Julian P. Hobbs and Elli Hakami | July 13, 2023

The Origins of How to Create a Sex Scandal

The creators of the new three-part documentary miniseries take a close look at the personal and creative influences that shaped the show.

Three Great Things: Alex Winter

Film
By Alex Winter | July 7, 2023
By Alex Winter | July 7, 2023

Three Great Things: Alex Winter

The actor turned documentary filmmaker, whose new film The YouTube Effect is out now, on favorites by Dostoevsky, Coltrane and Buñuel.

Ghosts in the Archive

Film
By Irene Lusztig | June 30, 2023
By Irene Lusztig | June 30, 2023

Ghosts in the Archive

Irene Lusztig, director of the new documentary Richland, on the profound importance of archival materials in her work.

Hearts of Darkness

Film
By Jack Riccobono | June 6, 2023
By Jack Riccobono | June 6, 2023

Hearts of Darkness

Jack Riccobono, director of Amityville: An Origin Story, on finding connections between hauntings, trauma and the dark side of human nature.

No Fear: The Serendipitous Symbiosis of Filmmaking and Motherhood

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By Bobbi Jo Hart | May 22, 2023
By Bobbi Jo Hart | May 22, 2023

No Fear: The Serendipitous Symbiosis of Filmmaking and Motherhood

Bobbi Jo Hart on having children, making documentaries and her new movie, Fanny: The Right to Rock.

On Ha Ha Shanghai and the Unflinching Honesty of Christine Choy

Film
By Violet Columbus and Ben Klein | May 5, 2023
By Violet Columbus and Ben Klein | May 5, 2023

On Ha Ha Shanghai and the Unflinching Honesty of Christine Choy

The Exiles directors Violet Columbus and Ben Klein honor their subject/mentor, and present their favorite film of hers exclusively on Talkhouse

How Kid Rock and a Cancer Scare Created My New Film, Chop & Steele

Film
By Ben Steinbauer | April 18, 2023
By Ben Steinbauer | April 18, 2023

How Kid Rock and a Cancer Scare Created My New Film, Chop & Steele

Winnebago Man director Ben Steinbauer on the dramatic and unusual circumstances that led to him making his sophomore feature.

Why I Stopped Seeing Filmmaking Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Film
By Kyra Elise Gardner | April 13, 2023
By Kyra Elise Gardner | April 13, 2023

Why I Stopped Seeing Filmmaking Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Kyra Elise Gardner opens up about the mental health struggles she experienced on her new documentary, Living with Chucky.

A Film for Daevi

Film
By Jeff Reichert | March 16, 2023
By Jeff Reichert | March 16, 2023

A Film for Daevi

Oscar winner Jeff Reichert on his new short, Before You Were Here, made in the Amazon last year in anticipation of his daughter’s birth.

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