documentary
In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out
Documentary director Lynne Sachs sheds light on the innovative approach she took while making her new film, Film About a Father Who.
The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker
Making his new film in China, the director of Don't Be a Dick About It had an epiphany. It might sound a bit odd, but hear him out!
The Craft of Building Trust
Documentarian Luke Lorentzen shares how he captured such unguarded, intimate footage for his new film, Midnight Family.
The Day Steve Bannon Stabbed Me in the Back
Marie Therese Guirgis, producer of the Steve Bannon documentary The Brink, recalls her darkest day working on the film.
My First Film Teacher Was a City
Brett Story, director of the new doc The Hottest August, looks back on her formative creative years living and making work in Montreal.
The Art of the Interview
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project director Matt Wolf on the power, potency and importance of interviews in documentary filmmaking.
The Cinema of the Other
David Charles Rodrigues on how his personal history inspired him to make Gay Chorus Deep South a film for mainstream America.
WeTalk — Docs in a New Spotlight
Ondi Timoner and her filmmaker panelists talk the art of documentary filmmaking at the 2019 Sidewalk Film Festival.
The New American Family
Director Beth Aala on the surprising relationship that helped shape her new documentary, Made in Boise.
What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure
Barbara Miller on the journey she took directing her new documentary, #Female Pleasure.
As a Vegan, Directing a Documentary About Taxidermy Transformed the Way I See the World
Filmmaker and environmental historian Erin Derham charts the journey she took as she challenged herself making her new film, Stuffed.
Meeting Mack Beggs and Making Mack Wrestles
The directors of the ESPN 30 for 30 film describe the experience of crafting their intimate portrait of the trans wrestler.
