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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.

Seventh Row Editors / August 10, 2021

Tickets available: Flee and Miguel’s War directors on nonfiction character studies

Get your ticket to a conversation between Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Flee) and Eliane Raheb (Miguel’s War), two nonfiction filmmakers creating character studies of their close friends.

Seventh Row Editors / July 12, 2021

This weekend: Kirsten Johnson and Sophy Romvari discuss personal nonfiction cinema

Get tickets to a masterclass between Kirsten Johnson (Dick Johnson is Dead) and Sophy Romvari (Still Processing), two nonfiction filmmakers who turn their cameras on themselves.

Seventh Row Editors / July 7, 2021

Ep. 99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen

This episode highlights a session from last summer’s Lockdown Film School with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen. Lane and Nguyen discuss their approaches to creative nonfiction.

A still from North by Current, tinged by a beige filter, next to a headshot of Angelo Madsen Minax. The text on the image reads 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / July 2, 2021

‘It was a kind of exorcism’: Angelo Madsen Minax on making North by Current

Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax discusses making North by Current, a deeply personal documentary about his own family’s grieving process.

An image to advertise the masterclass, featuring images of Cheryl Foggo, Aisling Chin-Yee, and Chase Joynt. The text reads 'Reclaiming history' and lists their names. The image also lists the date and time as Saturday 3rd at 5pm ET, as well as the hashtag #NonfictionWorkshop and the Twitter handle @SeventhRow.

Seventh Row Editors / July 2, 2021

This weekend: A masterclass on reclaiming history in documentary

This Saturday, July 3rd at 5pm ET, we’ll be joined live by John Ware Reclaimed director Cheryl Foggo and No Ordinary Man co-directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt.

A still from Bo Burnham: Inside in which Burnham lies on the floor, speaking into a mic on his pillow. The image is accompanied by text that reads 'Creative nonfiction'.

Orla Smith / June 23, 2021

The case for Bo Burnham: Inside as creative nonfiction

Bo Burnham: Inside was marketed as a comedy special, but what happens when you view it through the lens of creative nonfiction?

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