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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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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Gianfranco Rosi on his Berlinale winner Fire at Sea
Gianfranco Rosi discusses the making of Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare): finding his protagonist, developing the film's aesthetic, creating the sound mix, and …
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TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses Prevenge
Alice Lowe discusses the making of Prevenge, her wickedly funny directorial debut, from conception through to completion. Shot when she was seven months …
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Joshua Oppenheimer discusses his haunted, ‘magical realist’ doc The Look of Silence
Joshua Oppenheimer discusses his collaboration with Adi Rukun, the importance of empathy, and the magical realist landscape and soundscape of his …
Unlocking the Cage on chimpanzee rights
Legendary documentarians Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker reflect on the making of their film Unlocking The Cage about the fight for human-like rights for …
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