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Tag: documentary

Four Stories About Alexander Sokurov

Film
By Victor Kossakovsky | August 16, 2019
By Victor Kossakovsky | August 16, 2019

Four Stories About Alexander Sokurov

Documentarian Victor Kossakovsky dedicated his new film Aquarela to Russian cinematic great Sokurov. Here he explains why.

I Loved D.A. Pennebaker

Film
By Caveh Zahedi | August 12, 2019
By Caveh Zahedi | August 12, 2019

I Loved D.A. Pennebaker

Caveh Zahedi looks back on his friendship with the all-time great documentary filmmaker, who passed away last week.

Look to the Bees

Film
By Alix Lambert | August 6, 2019
By Alix Lambert | August 6, 2019

Look to the Bees

Filmmaker Alix Lambert on Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov's exquisitely beautiful and very timely documentary Honeyland.

The Responsibility (and Fear) of Telling the Extraordinary Life of Anton Yelchin

Film
By Garret Price | August 2, 2019
By Garret Price | August 2, 2019

The Responsibility (and Fear) of Telling the Extraordinary Life of Anton Yelchin

Garret Price on how he transitioned from editor to director to work with the Yelchin family on the intimate documentary portrait Love, Antosha.

A Letter to Jay

Film
By Stephen Wilkes | July 30, 2019
By Stephen Wilkes | July 30, 2019

A Letter to Jay

Photographer Stephen Wilkes writes to his mentor, Jay Maisel, on the eve of the release of his documentary about him, Jay Myself.

The Theater of Politics: Petra Costa Talks with Rachel Boynton

Film
By Rachel Boynton | July 25, 2019
By Rachel Boynton | July 25, 2019

The Theater of Politics: Petra Costa Talks with Rachel Boynton

To mark the release of Costa's doc The Edge of Democracy, she talks with the director of Our Brand is Crisis and Big Men.

Notes From a Childfree TV and Film Lover

Film
By Maxine Trump | July 2, 2019
By Maxine Trump | July 2, 2019

Notes From a Childfree TV and Film Lover

To Kid or Not to Kid director Maxine Trump looks for positive depictions of women who chose not to have children, and struggles to find any ...

What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art

Film
By Jacob Feiring | June 26, 2019
By Jacob Feiring | June 26, 2019

What Making a Documentary About a Cat Circus Taught Me About the Impermanence of Art

Jacob Feiring shares the wisdom he learned about filmmaking and life from making his new documentary, Acrocats!.

On My Nearly 40-Year Friendship with Toni Morrison

Film
By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | June 20, 2019
By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | June 20, 2019

On My Nearly 40-Year Friendship with Toni Morrison

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the director of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, looks back on his time with America’s greatest living writer.

Learning the Hard Way

Film
By Gene Graham | June 6, 2019
By Gene Graham | June 6, 2019

Learning the Hard Way

The director of male stripper doc This One's for the Ladies looks back on the indirect route he took to filmmaking success.

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