Barry Avrich's documentary Oscar Peterson: Black + White barely scratches the surface of the great jazz pianist's life, music, and legacy. It’s hard to …
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Documentary
Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.
TIFF Review: Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a delightful comedy
Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a quiet, lovely little film that charts a week in the life of three “odd-job men” on the outskirts of Barcelona. Read all …
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The fifty best documentaries of the 21st century
Seventh Row's editors pick the best documentaries of the 21st century, from Pina to The Look of Silence to Grizzly Man. Our ebook on creative nonfiction, …
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Beyond talking heads: The films that expanded our understanding of ‘documentary’
Fifteen critics and filmmakers weigh in on the films that changed how they thought about documentary in this creative nonfiction survey. Our ebook on creative …
What do you call your nonfiction film?
Six filmmakers, from Penny Lane to Kirsten Johnson, weigh in on the question, what do you call your nonfiction film? This is an excerpt from our ebook …
Reviews: The Hidden Life of Trees and The Loneliest Whale
Two straightforward nature docs drop you into worlds unseen: travel to forests around the world in The Hidden Life of Trees and underwater in the Pacific Ocean …
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