Nix discusses her documentary Inventing Tomorrow, which follows a diverse group of students at a science fair who are working to benefit where they live.
Explorations in Documentary
Documentary filmmakers consider why and how they tell non-fiction stories.
HotDocs interview: A country is drowning in Anote’s Ark
Photographer Matthieu Rytz turned to documentary filmmaking to tell the story of an island that will soon be eradicated by rising sea levels with Anote’s Ark.
The Night of all Nights asks: How do couples stay together?
The Night of All Nights director Yasemin Samdereli worked through doubts about her own marriage by making a documentary about long-term relationships.
Blowin’ Up: Inside a courtroom that protects sex workers
Director Stephanie Wang-Breal on portraying sex workers with dignity in her documentary Blowin’ Up.
Claire Simon: ‘It’s not that it’s realistic but that it’s the truth’
Simon talks about making her new documentary, Premières Solitudes, tackling teenage frustrations, being truthful on camera, and the position of the adult filmmaker vis-a-vis her young subjects.
Irene Lusztig: ‘To me, conflict is as important as empathy’
Irene Lusztig discusses making Yours in Sisterhood, a documentary that allows for a respectful dialogue between different perspectives and feminisms.