In Mija, director Isabel Castro follows young Mexican-American music manager Doris Muñoz, as she rebuilds her career. Read all our Sundance coverage so …
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.
Quick thoughts: All That Breathes is a stunning climate change parable
All That Breathes, a Sundance 2022 highlight, is a gorgeously-shot documentary about two brothers in New Delhi who have dedicated their lives to healing injured …
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‘Down with the solo author!’: The making of Framing Agnes
Director Chase Joynt and co-writer Morgan M Page discuss Framing Agnes, a documentary that interrogates how we interpret transgender history. Read all our …
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I Didn’t See You There shows you the world through a disabled filmmaker’s eyes
Reid Davenport's personal essay film, I Didn't See You There, radically questions the way disabled people have historically been presented in the media. Read …
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The best documentaries of 2021
From Flee to Procession, Seventh Row's editors pick the best documentaries released in 2021 and the best undistributed docs. Read all of our best of 2021 …
‘A story about finding home’: Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Flee
Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Flee, the multi-award-winning animated documentary, is now in US cinemas. Here’s why animation was the best way to tell this …
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