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 attempt to get help. This is the fourth piece in our Special Issue on Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace, which is now available as an ebook.
Documentary
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 decades-old story feel fresh and exciting.
Review: First Stripes depicts masculinity in training
First Stripes reveals how training designed to equalize recruits ends up reproducing a conservative set of norms.
Beatrice Behn on The Artist and the Pervert: ‘BDSM is a more conscious way of living’
The Artist and the Pervert directors Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt on making a documentary that treats BDSM with good humour and respect.
Commander Arian 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.
Laura Nix on Inventing Tomorrow: ‘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 who are working to benefit where they live.