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Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023

By Sophia Peer | January 20, 2023

Turning My Childhood Home into a Film Set

Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.

The Conquistador Within

By Rodrigo Reyes | August 19, 2021

By Rodrigo Reyes | August 19, 2021

The Conquistador Within

Director Rodrigo Reyes looks at what a documentary can and should be, through the lens of his new film about Mexico’s past and present, 499.

Reflections on the Making of a Hybrid Film: This Is Not a War Story

By Talia Lugacy | June 1, 2021

By Talia Lugacy | June 1, 2021

Reflections on the Making of a Hybrid Film: This Is Not a War Story

Writer-director-actor Talia Lugacy on how she rooted her new movie in authenticity through her innovative filmmaking approach.

Why Nirvanna the Band the Show is the Most Criminally Overlooked Show on TV

By Charlie Shackleton | June 13, 2017

By Charlie Shackleton | June 13, 2017

Why Nirvanna the Band the Show is the Most Criminally Overlooked Show on TV

Charlie Lyne tries to put into the words the brilliance of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol's highly underrated creative non-fiction series.

All These Sleepless Nights and That Sweet Spot Between Documentary and Fiction

By Lou Pepe | April 10, 2017

By Lou Pepe | April 10, 2017

All These Sleepless Nights and That Sweet Spot Between Documentary and Fiction

Lou Pepe speaks out in ardent support of Michał Marczak's gorgeously cinematic doc, a film considered by some to not qualify as non-fiction.