Seventh Row’s editors pick the best documentaries of the 21st century, from Pina to The Look of Silence to Grizzly Man.
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. 106: Christine and Kate Plays Christine: Reviving Christine Chubbuck
We discuss Christine and Kate Plays Christine, a fiction and documentary film about Christine Chubbuck. We ask, what’s the value of telling a story in fiction versus nonfiction?
Tickets available: A conversation with Robert Greene and Joe Bini
Get your ticket to a conversation between Robert Greene (Bisbee ’17) and Joe Bini (editor of twenty-seven Werner Herzog films), two expert nonfiction filmmakers.
Creative Nonfiction Bonus Episode
For the last year, we’ve been planning a book and workshop series around creative nonfiction. Find out how and why we adopted this term to describe a distinct genre of documentary films on this creative nonfiction bonus episode.
What is it like to work with Werner Herzog?
Editor Joe Bini, who worked with Werner Herzog on twenty-seven films, recalls what it was like to collaborate with a larger-than-life filmmaker.
Beyond talking heads: The films that expanded our understanding of ‘documentary’
Fifteen critics and filmmakers weigh in on the films that changed how they thought about documentary in this creative nonfiction survey.