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Explorations in Documentary

Documentary filmmakers consider why and how they tell non-fiction stories.

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Angry Inuk

Alex Heeney / January 12, 2017

Inuk director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril talks Angry Inuk, seal hunting

Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril discusses seal hunting and the making of Angry Inuk, which is one of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2016.

Laura Anne Harris / January 9, 2017

Director Dilip Mehta talks Mostly Sunny, Bollywood, and pornography

Canadian director Diliip Mehta discusses the making of his frank and surprising documentary about porn-star-turned-Bollywood-icon Sunny Leone.

Eagle Huntress, Otto Bell, Aishlolpan

Dan Schindel / November 3, 2016

‘Girls can do anything boys can do’: making The Eagle Huntress

Director Otto Bell, Aisholpan, the eponymous Eagle Huntress, and her father discuss the making of The Eagle Huntress and what makes Aisholpan so impressive.

Sugar Sisters, Hannah Donegan

Laura Anne Harris / October 31, 2016

Is the Sugar lifestyle worth trying? Director Hannah Donegan on her CBC doc Sugar Sisters

What is the difference between being a “Sugar Baby” and a sex worker? Is it a viable way to make an income? Filmmaker Hannah Donegan explores these questions and more in Sugar Sisters, a documentary in which she and her sisters try out life as a Sugar Baby.

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 a narrative in the editing room.

Fire at Sea, Fuocoammare, Gianfranco Rosi

Alex Heeney / October 24, 2016

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 discovering the film’s title.

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