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Director of Photography Franklin Dow discusses his personal involvement in the documentary Evelyn and the complex camera rig he built especially for the film. …
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One of the most eye-opening and subtle films about grief and suicide, the moving documentary sees the director and his family talk about the suicide of his …
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In episode 6, we discuss one of the best documentaries of the year which follows free soloist Alex Honnold as he prepares for and ascends Yosemite's El …
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In our fourth interview with Wiseman in as many years, he discusses his latest film Monrovia, Indiana, collaborating with his longtime cinematographer, how he …
Rock climber Alex Honnold discusses Free Solo, a new documentary about his ascent of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan—without ropes. …
Four short reviews from Fantasia Fest, the biggest genre film festival in North America. …
Co-directors Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier discuss their third collaboration, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. …
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Debra Granik's films — Down to the Bone, Stray Dog, and Leave No Trace — focus on individuals who struggle to navigate an unfriendly social support system in an …
[Read more...] about Debra Granik frames poverty as a systemic failure to empathize
Three Identical Strangers director Tim Wardle discusses creating a thrilling yet respectful documentary, gaining the trust of his subjects, and making a …
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First Stripes reveals how training designed to equalize recruits ends up reproducing a conservative set of norms. …
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