Six filmmakers, from Penny Lane to Kirsten Johnson, weigh in on the question, what do you call your nonfiction film?
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.