Documentary

Alex Heeney / March 14, 2019

‘Authenticity above all’: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11

Director Todd Douglas Miller discusses his documentary Apollo 11 about the historic mission to the moon, sifting through archival footage, offering new …

Alex Heeney / February 23, 2019

Sundance 19′ Capsule Reviews

Our capsule reviews spotlight three documentaries and two Scandinavian features we enjoyed at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Watch out for them as they …

Alex Heeney / February 20, 2019

Sundance Docs tell stories of great African American artists

Sundance continues its mission to feature stories about important African American historical figures with worthy docs Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and Miles …

Elena Lazic / January 5, 2019

Behind the Lens: Franklin Dow on the technical innovation behind Evelyn

Director of Photography Franklin Dow discusses his personal involvement in the documentary Evelyn and the complex camera rig he built especially for the film. …

Elena Lazic / January 5, 2019

Orlando von Einsiedel discusses his documentary Evelyn

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 …

Seventh Row Editors / December 22, 2018

Ep. 6: Free Solo and humans in extremis

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 …

Alex Heeney / October 27, 2018

Frederick Wiseman: ‘I think I learned more about how to make a film by editing them myself than any other way.’

In our fourth interview with Wiseman in as many years, he discusses his latest film Monrovia, Indiana, collaborating with his longtime cinematographer, how he …