Check It follows several members of the inspiring gay and transgender teen gang Check It through their struggles on the harsh streets of Washington, D.C.
Explorations in Documentary
Documentary filmmakers consider why and how they tell non-fiction stories.
Josh Fox talks How to Let Go of the World (And Love All Things Climate Can’t Change)
Josh Fox’s goal with How to Let Go of the World (And Love All Things Climate Can’t Change) wasn’t to educate but to energize. Fox discusses the pressing problem of climate change and what he hopes to achieve with the film.
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 Oscar-nominated documentary The Look of Silence.
Unlocking the Cage on chimpanzee rights
Do intelligent non-humans like chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins deserve human-like rights? According to Steven Wise, the animal rights lawyer at the centre of Chris Hegedus’ and D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary Unlocking the Cage, it’s overdue.
Penny Lane on NUTS!: a gullible audience
Penny Lane talked to us about the importance of pacing in the film, why they used animated re-enactments, and how to think about documentary film.
Wiseman talks making In Jackson Heights
Master documentarian Frederick Wiseman discusses his editing process and how this informs how he shot In Jackson Heights.