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Explorations in Documentary

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

Orla Smith / August 19, 2021

What is it like to work with Werner Herzog?

Editor Joe Bini, who worked with Werner Herzog on twenty-seven films, recalls what it was like to collaborate with a larger-than-life filmmaker.

A still from North by Current, tinged by a beige filter, next to a headshot of Angelo Madsen Minax. The text on the image reads 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / July 2, 2021

‘It was a kind of exorcism’: Angelo Madsen Minax on making North by Current

Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax discusses making North by Current, a deeply personal documentary about his own family’s grieving process.

A still from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy next to a headshot of director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / May 14, 2021

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on her vital new documentary

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy chronicles the opioid crisis facing the people of the Kainai First Nation and how “harm reduction” practices can save them.

A headshot of director Eliane Raheb, in front of a still from her film, Miguel's War. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / March 16, 2021

‘As a filmmaker, I try to create space for catharsis’: Eliane Raheb on Miguel’s War

Eliane Raheb discusses Miguel’s War and using creative documentary techniques to explore her subject’s life and trauma.

Alex Heeney / March 9, 2021

‘In the Innu language, every word is an image’: Kim O’Bomsawin on Call Me Human

Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin discusses her documentary Call Me Human (Je m’appelle humain) and telling the story of Joséphine Bacon and her friends.

Director Pacho Velez looks into the lens at a block of text. The image feature the text, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / February 2, 2021

Sundance Interview: Pacho Velez on Searchers and dating in the pandemic

Pacho Velez discusses Searchers, his documentary about online dating, which draws us into a series of intimate interviews with New Yorkers searching for love (or a hookup).

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