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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?

Alex Heeney / June 22, 2021

Highlights of the 2021 InsideOut Film Festival

The 2021 InsideOut Film Festival featured some of the best LGBTQ+ films of the year, with highlights including A Sexplanation and Beyto.

Stills of Tabitha Jackson, Pacho Velez, Penny Lane, Kirsten Johnson, and Carol Nguyen in front of a background of midnight clouds.

Orla Smith / June 18, 2021

What is creative nonfiction?

What is creative nonfiction? Why don’t we just stick with the word documentary? Through quotes from Penny Lane, Tabitha Jackson, and more, we explain what the term means to us.

Orla Smith / June 15, 2021

Learning about nonfiction isn’t just for documentary fans

Orla Smith explains how putting together the 2021 Creative Nonfiction Workshop has changed how she thinks about both fiction and nonfiction.

A still from the film Explant, which shows Michelle Visage lying in a hospital bed, recovering from surgery. The text in front of the image reads, "Review".

Orla Smith / June 14, 2021

Explant Review: An exposé on the breast implant industry

Jeremy Simmons’s documentary film, Explant, exposes the horrors of the breast implant industry alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage.

A still from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy next to a headshot of director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / May 14, 2021

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on her vital new documentary

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy chronicles the opioid crisis facing the people of the Kainai First Nation and how “harm reduction” practices can save them.

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