In the first episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Alex Heeney previews what to expect this season and discusses what is creative nonfiction film.
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Listen to the whole Creative Nonfiction season
In this 5-episode podcast season, Alex Heeney interviews four creative nonfiction filmmakers about their latest films and how they are pushing the boundaries of what documentary and nonfiction film can be.
Listen to all the episodes to discover how filmmakers are pushing the bounds of documentary cinema in 2023.
Show Notes for Creative Nonfiction Podcast Season Ep. 1
- Watch our masterclass on Creative Nonfiction with Carol Nguyen and Penny Lane
- Get the tote bag with the Céline Sciamma quote “Cinema is the only art form ever where you share somebody else’s loneliness”
- Get your copy of the ebook Subjective Realities
- Get your copy of the ebook In their own words: Documentary Masters vol. 1
- Discover more Seventh Row writing on creative nonfiction film
- Become a member to listen to our entire archive of podcasts, including our past episodes in which we discuss creative nonfiction films.
Get our ebooks on documentary filmmaking and creative nonfiction film
Dive deep into the work of Frederick Wiseman and Gianfranco Rosi and read our initial interview with Penny Lane on creative nonfiction by getting Documentary Masters in a bundle with Subjective Realities: The art of creative nonfiction film.
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Related Episodes
- Ep. 99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen
- Sundance 2023 Ep. 7: Best of the fest + documentaries Fantastic Machine, Is There Anybody Out There, and more
- Ep. 123: Sundance 2022: Creative Nonfiction
- Ep. 67 (Members Only): Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris and City Hall
- Ep. 95 (Members Only): No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed: Reclaiming history in documentary
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Credits
Host Alex Heeney is the Editor-in-Chief of Seventh Row. Find her on Twitter @bwestcineaste.
This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.
Episode transcript
The transcript for the free excerpt of this episode was AI-generated by Otter.ai.
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