Editor Joe Bini, who worked with Werner Herzog on twenty-seven films, recalls what it was like to collaborate with a larger-than-life filmmaker.This is an …
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The Surrogate: Jasmine Batchelor stuns in a smart, thorny exploration of surrogacy
Jasmine Batchelor gives one of the best performances of the year in Jeremy Hersh's The Surrogate, a smart and sensitive drama about a pregnancy surrogate who …
‘It was a kind of exorcism’: Angelo Madsen Minax on making North by Current
Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax discusses making North by Current, a deeply personal documentary about his own family's grieving process.For filmmaker Angelo …
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Scenes from an Empty Church: Onur Tukel’s melancholy pandemic comedy
In Scenes from an Empty Church, two NYC Catholic priests reckon with their faith in the face of a deadly pandemic. The film is now available in the US on VOD …
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The case for Bo Burnham: Inside as creative nonfiction
Bo Burnham: Inside (on Netflix now) was marketed as a comedy special, but what happens when you view it through the lens of creative nonfiction?Today (June …
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What is creative nonfiction?
What is creative nonfiction? Why don't we just stick with the word documentary? Through quotes from Penny Lane, Tabitha Jackson, and more, we explain what the …