What is creative nonfiction? Why don't we just stick with the word documentary? Through quotes from Penny Lane, Tabitha Jackson, and more, we explain what the …
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.
Ep. 95: Reclaiming history in documentary: No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed
We discuss two of the best films of 2021, No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed, documentaries that use creative techniques to reclaim lost history. We touch …
‘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 …
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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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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‘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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