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Seventh Row Editors / August 18, 2021

Ep. 105: Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film

Seventh Row Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the journey of writing our new ebook, Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film.

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The Cover of Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film

This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith.

On This Episode

  • The book’s origin story (2:22)
  • What do we mean by “creative nonfiction” (8:53)
  • How we put the book together (11:25)
  • Editing and revising site content (12:33)
  • Targeting new films and filmmakers (14:12)
  • Why we focus on contemporary film (20:55)
  • The book’s six sections (32:19)
  • The films in the book (37:01)
  • What we discovered writing the book (40:39)
  • The Creative nonfiction workshop (45:58)
  • Conclusion (49:44)

Show Notes

  • Pre-order the book
  • Visit our Lockdown film school page to view some past sessions and find information on upcoming sessions, including one with Robert Greene and Joe Bini
  • Read six filmmakers, from Penny Lane to Kirsten Johnson, weigh in on the question, what do you call your nonfiction film?
  • Read our survey of fifteen critics and filmmakers on the films that changed how they thought about documentary.

Related Episodes

  • Ep. 99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen

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