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Tag: documentary

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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By Scott Cummings | September 17, 2025
By Scott Cummings | September 17, 2025

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.

Video Premiere: Samuel Habib’s My Inclusive Life

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By Samuel Habib and Dan Habib | July 21, 2025
By Samuel Habib and Dan Habib | July 21, 2025

Video Premiere: Samuel Habib’s My Inclusive Life

As his new feature, The Ride Ahead, premieres today on POV, Samuel Habib shares a personal video essay on his backstory.

Kanye West, Shia LaBeouf and What Happens When We Stop Talking About the Art

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By Greg Stewart | June 19, 2025
By Greg Stewart | June 19, 2025

Kanye West, Shia LaBeouf and What Happens When We Stop Talking About the Art

Producer Greg Stewart takes a clear-eyed look at the current trend of shunning "difficult" art and the problems that stem from that.

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