documentary
Don’t Consider It Cheating, It Bears Repeating
Otto Bell on paying homage to cinematic greats in his new documentary short, The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima, premiering this weekend on Vice TV.
The Myth of Choice
Angela Tucker on why producing Belly of the Beast, a documentary on race and forced sterilizations, was so personally resonant for her.
Life in Ever-Widening Loops: On Michael Apted’s Up Series
Julia Marchese pays tribute to the late director with this personal appreciation of his towering, half-century-long documentary project.
What I Learned Working on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Director Matthew Hamachek, whose new HBO documentary Tiger airs this weekend, on his first formative experience of filmmaking.
Industry Secrets: John Wilson in Conversation with Caveh Zahedi
The breakthrough creator-star of How To With John Wilson has a socially distanced chat with his friend and fellow documentary innovator.
On the Road with House of Homeland
Seamus Murphy, director of the new doc A Dog Called Money, on traveling the world with PJ Harvey – and his favorite binge-worthy TV shows.
How the 1960s Protest Movements Shaped Me as a Filmmaker
For Deborah Shaffer, director of the new doc Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack, the political has always been personal.
A World Below the Brine
Hasan Oswald shares the compelling story of how he came to make his Slamdance Grand Jury-winning doc Higher Love, out now on digital.
Death, Rebirth and My Personal Journey with My Name is Pedro
Lillian LaSalle, director of the new documentary My Name is Pedro, on her challenging, emotional experiences during the pandemic.
Following My Instincts
Documentarian Sabrina Van Tassel on the path that led her to her most significant project to date, the stirring The State of Texas vs. Melissa.
“I Was Fascinated By the Way Film Could Represent Reality”: Yung Chang in Conversation with Robert Fisk
The director of This is Not a Movie interviews his subject, Middle East correspondent Fisk, about his abiding love of cinema.
A Letter to My Uninspired Self
When you travel all over and play a show a day for a year and make a movie about it, you inevitably learn lessons. But you also have to remember them.











