Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023. Discover more Seventh Row Best of Lists hereAs usual, my list of the year's best films is off the beaten …
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.
Film Review: Martha Coolidge’s Not a Pretty Picture
Martha Coolidge's creative nonfiction film Not a Pretty Picture (1976) is hitting cinemas in a new 4K restoration from Janus Films, screening this week in NYC …
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TIFF 23 Film Review: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Pictures of Ghosts
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s creative nonfiction documentary Pictures of Ghosts is an ode to the public and private spaces where we live our lives and how they hold …
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The 17 best films of 2023 so far
Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023 so far. Discover more Seventh Row Best of Lists hereAs usual, my list of the best films of the year is off …
Creative Nonfiction #5: Penny Lane on Confessions of a Good Samaritan and playing with form
In the fifth and final episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Penny Lane discusses her experiments with form in Confessions of a Good …
Creative Nonfiction #4: Sam Green on live documentary and 32 Sounds
In the fourth episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Sam Green discusses his film 32 Sounds and the live documentary. Don't miss a single …
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