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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 collage of images from the best documentaries of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 10, 2022

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.

Alex Heeney / December 3, 2021

‘A story about finding home’: Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Flee

Flee, the multi-award-winning animated documentary, is now in US cinemas. Here’s why animation was the best way to tell this story.

A headshot of filmmaker Robert Greene in front of a blue circle, an orange circle, and a collage of stills from his films, including his latest film, Procession.

Orla Smith / November 19, 2021

Robert Greene’s career has been building toward Procession

Procession, the latest from documentary filmmaker Robert Greene, is now on Netflix. Here’s why he’s calling it the culmination of his career to date.

A headshot of Lynne Sachs against a purple and red background, next to a still from Film About a Father Who.

Orla Smith / October 16, 2021

Lynne Sachs on Film About a Father Who and a career of personal filmmaking

Eight films by Lynne Sachs premiere on the Criterion Channel today, including her new feature, Film About a Father Who. We sat down to discuss the decades long process of making a film about her father, and how that project relates to her other films about family.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2021

TIFF Review: Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a delightful comedy

Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a quiet, lovely little film that charts a week in the life of three “odd-job men” on the outskirts of Barcelona.

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Seventh Row Editors / August 27, 2021

The fifty best documentaries of the 21st century

Seventh Row’s editors pick the best documentaries of the 21st century, from Pina to The Look of Silence to Grizzly Man.

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