The documentary film An Inhabited Volcano offers a personal look at the 2021 La Palma volcano eruption through WhatsApp messages.
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.
Sundance 2023 Ep.7: Best of the fest + documentaries Fantastic Machine, Is There Anybody Out There, and more
In the seventh and final episode of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss the documentaries at Sundance 2023, focusing on Fantastic Machine, Is There Anybody Out There?, The Stroll, and Plan C. We also discuss the best films of Sundance and wrap up our discussion of the festival
Saeed Taji Farouky: ‘Cinema plays a big part in our construction of the political world’
In this career-spanning interview, British-Palestinian filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky discusses political filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, and telling untold stories.
‘It’s about the inability to get the thing you want’: Angelo Madsen Minax on his short film Bigger on the Inside
In this interview with Angelo Madsen Minax, he discusses his short creative nonfiction film Bigger on the Inside.
Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022
Our annual feature on the best must-see shorts at TIFF 2022 highlights films from around the world and across forms, including Bigger on the Inside and The Flying Sailor.
Mutzenbacher and Man Caves explore men’s views on sex and love
In both Mutzenbacher and Man Caves, women directors interview a slew of men about their thoughts on sex and love.