In our fourth interview with Wiseman in as many years, he discusses his latest film Monrovia, Indiana, collaborating with his longtime cinematographer, how he …
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Interview: Free Soloist Alex Honnold on scaling a cliff while making a documentary
Rock climber Alex Honnold discusses Free Solo, a new documentary about his ascent of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan—without ropes. …
Four films from Fantasia Fest 2018
Four short reviews from Fantasia Fest, the biggest genre film festival in North America. …
Interview: Anthropocene is an awe-inspiring look at environmental destruction
Co-directors Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier discuss their third collaboration, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. …
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Debra Granik frames poverty as a systemic failure to empathize
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 …
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Director Tim Wardle discusses Three Identical Strangers
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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Review: First Stripes depicts masculinity in training
First Stripes reveals how training designed to equalize recruits ends up reproducing a conservative set of norms. …
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Beatrice Behn: ‘BDSM is a more conscious way of living’
The Artist and the Pervert directors Behn and René Gebhardt on making a documentary that doesn't other BDSM, but treats it with good humour and respect. …
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HotDocs interview: Meet the women of the ISIS resistance
Alba Sotorra on her documentary Commander Arian, which follows a group of Syrian women fighting against ISIS. …
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Laura Nix: ‘They’re trying to literally save where they live’
Nix discusses her documentary Inventing Tomorrow, which follows a diverse group of students at a science fair, all of whom are working on projects to benefit …
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