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Creative Non-Fiction

Creative Non-Fiction is often a more appropriate word for describing innovative forms in documentary filmmaking, which go beyond mere information dump. Here you'll find reviews of films that are pushing the form and interviews with non-fiction filmmakers about making non-fiction works of art.

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. Check out all our Berlinale …

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A man hangs up a French flag on an outdoor pole in Nous. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / March 2, 2021

Berlinale Review: Alice Diop documents the Paris suburbs in Nous

Alice Diop's documentary Nous is a portrait of Paris, told through intimate vignettes of citizens living in the suburbs. Check out all our Berlinale …

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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 …

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An image of filmmaker Garrett Bradley in front of a still from her film Time, of subject Fox Rich. The text on the image reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 15, 2020

‘The system is so entangled in daily life’: Garrett Bradley on Time

Garrett Bradley discusses her new documentary, Time, a non-linear document of one woman’s emotional landscape over the 20 years of her husband's …

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A still from Dick Johnson is dead in which Dick Johnson lies on the pavement after being struck on the head by an air conditioner. In the foreground of the image is director Kirsten Johnson, who is superimposed onto the still. The image also features the text, 'Interview.'

Orla Smith / October 2, 2020

‘This film is a cemetery’: Kirsten Johnson on Dick Johnson is Dead

Kirsten Johnson discusses Dick Johnson is Dead, her surreal documentary about her father's dementia, and how it made her think differently about life and death. …

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An Indigenous man in a traditional headdress surveys the landscape in Inconvenient Indian. In the foreground of the image is director Michelle Latimer. The text on the images reads 'Interview'.

Alex Heeney / September 22, 2020

TIFF Interview: Michelle Latimer on Indigenous agency in Inconvenient Indian

Michelle Latimer discusses Inconvenient Indian, her award winning essay film, and reclaiming cultural images of Indigenous people. Keep up to date with our TIFF …

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