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In Their Own Words: Documentary Masters Vol. 1 — a Seventh Row ebook

 

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Discover how some of the most talented documentary directors from around the world, each with different (and sometimes conflicting) approaches and opinions, think about their work.

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Our People Will Be Healed, Alanis Obomsawin, Norway House

Brett Pardy / October 26, 2017

‘It was exciting to see the possibilities that should be there for all’: Alanis Obomsawin on Our People Will Be Healed

Documentarian Alanis Obomsawin discusses Our People Will Be Healed, depicting community, gaining the trust of her subjects, and centering their voices in her …

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Ex Libris: New York Public Library, Frederick Wiseman

Alex Heeney / October 23, 2017

‘Cutting at right angles’: Frederick Wiseman on Ex Libris: New York Public Library

Frederick Wiseman on the making of his exquisite Ex Libris: New York Public Library, which is about the role of the library in society. This is an excerpt from …

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Sophie Fiennes, Grace Jones, Bloodlight and Bami

Elena Lazic / September 26, 2017

TIFF17 Interview: Sophie Fiennes on Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and performativity

In this excerpt from the ebook In Their Own Words: Documentary Masters Vol. 1, Director Sophie Fiennes discusses the making of Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami …

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ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail, Steve James

Alex Heeney / June 2, 2017

Steve James talks ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail

In this excerpt from the ebook In Their Own Words: Documentary Masters Vol. 1, Steve James discusses the making of his documentary ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail. …

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Frederick Wiseman, Gianfranco Rosi

Alex Heeney / October 31, 2016

Two opposing sensibilities: Gianfranco Rosi and Frederick Wiseman

Every documentarian has a unique approach to filmmaking, but you might not expect that Frederick Wiseman and Gianfranco Rosi often have polar opposite …

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Fire at Sea, Fuocoammare, Gianfranco Rosi

Alex Heeney / October 25, 2016

How do you edit a documentary? Gianfranco Rosi on Fire at Sea

In our second behind-the-scenes look at the film, Gianfranco Rosi talks editing Fire at Sea: how he narrows down his documentary footage and shapes it into …

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