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Tag: documentary

Big Sonia and the Big 100

Film
By Leah Warshawski | January 27, 2026
By Leah Warshawski | January 27, 2026

Big Sonia and the Big 100

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.

Photo Diary: The Making of Zodiac Killer Project

Film
By Charlie Shackleton | January 14, 2026
By Charlie Shackleton | January 14, 2026

Photo Diary: The Making of Zodiac Killer Project

Through images, Charlie Shackleton tells the story of how his hit Sundance documentary — which is now out on digital — came into existence.

Revisited: Becoming the Green Door, or How Working in Porn Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

Film
By Scott Cummings | December 30, 2025
By Scott Cummings | December 30, 2025

Revisited: Becoming the Green Door, or How Working in Porn Shaped Me as a Filmmaker

Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.

Best of 2025: Hailey Benton Gates (Atropia) on Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project

Film
By Hailey Benton Gates | December 12, 2025
By Hailey Benton Gates | December 12, 2025

Best of 2025: Hailey Benton Gates (Atropia) on Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project

The writer-director of Sundance Grand Jury winner Atropia, which is in theaters now, on her favorite film of the past year.

Say Yes, a Lot

Film
By Evan Mathis | December 12, 2025
By Evan Mathis | December 12, 2025

Say Yes, a Lot

Evan Mathis on the unique experience of directing The Hemingway with his friend Patrick Sean O'Brien, who's been battling ALS for 20 years.

A Playground Where Everything and Everyone is Free

Film
By Marie Losier | December 3, 2025
By Marie Losier | December 3, 2025

A Playground Where Everything and Everyone is Free

Documentary director Marie Losier, whose new film Peaches Goes Bananas is out today, on the joyous art she creates away from cinema.

A Sort of Homecoming

Film
By Jeremy Xido | November 13, 2025
By Jeremy Xido | November 13, 2025

A Sort of Homecoming

Jeremy Xido on the deeply emotional personal and creative journey of making his new film Sons of Detroit, which premieres at DOC NYC this week.

Why Sports Documentaries Will Always Matter – To Culture, and To Me

Film
By Alex Schmider | November 12, 2025
By Alex Schmider | November 12, 2025

Why Sports Documentaries Will Always Matter – To Culture, and To Me

Filmmaking is a team sport, says award-winning doc producer Alex Schmider, who’s pitching his latest project, KICK, this week at DOC NYC.

I Went to Film a Parrot. I Discovered a New Language.

Film
By Amy Herdy | October 28, 2025
By Amy Herdy | October 28, 2025

I Went to Film a Parrot. I Discovered a New Language.

Veteran documentary producer Amy Herdy on the epiphanies she had making her directorial debut, Parrot Kindergarten.

Finding Mistress Dispeller

Film
By Elizabeth Lo | October 21, 2025
By Elizabeth Lo | October 21, 2025

Finding Mistress Dispeller

Director Elizabeth Lo shares the backstory to her remarkable new doc, an intimate portrait of the disentangling of a real-life love triangle.

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