The new documentary Fathom by Drew Xanthopoulous follows two marine ecologists studying humpback whale songs on their month-long field research. The film is now …
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Documentary
Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.
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 …
Learning about nonfiction isn’t just for documentary fans
Orla Smith explains how putting together the 2021 Creative Nonfiction Workshop has changed how she thinks about both fiction and nonfiction.Click here to …
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Explant Review: An exposé on the breast implant industry
Jeremy Simmons’s documentary film, Explant, produced by World of Wonder, exposes the horrors of the breast implant industry alongside RuPaul's Drag Race judge …
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In Luke Holland’s Final Account, Holocaust perpetrators reflect on their actions
Luke Holland’s Final Account introduces us to the last living generation of Hitler’s Third Reich to explore how they feel about their actions. Final Account is …