documentary

The actor turned documentary filmmaker, whose new film The YouTube Effect is out now, on favorites by Dostoevsky, Coltrane and Buñuel.

Irene Lusztig, director of the new documentary Richland, on the profound importance of archival materials in her work.

Jack Riccobono, director of Amityville: An Origin Story, on finding connections between hauntings, trauma and the dark side of human nature.

Bobbi Jo Hart on having children, making documentaries and her new movie, Fanny: The Right to Rock.

The Exiles directors Violet Columbus and Ben Klein honor their subject/mentor, and present their favorite film of hers exclusively on Talkhouse

Winnebago Man director Ben Steinbauer on the dramatic and unusual circumstances that led to him making his sophomore feature.

Kyra Elise Gardner opens up about the mental health struggles she experienced on her new documentary, Living with Chucky.

Oscar winner Jeff Reichert on his new short, Before You Were Here, made in the Amazon last year in anticipation of his daughter’s birth.

Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes shares a short chronicle of his memories from the making of his new documentary, Sansón and Me.

Director Chris James Thompson on the very personal roots of his new documentary about Guantanamo, We Are Not Ghouls.

Filmmaker Darren Foster on how he spent 10 years documenting the rise and fall of the twins at the center of this country’s opioid epidemic.

Who’s Annie? creator and director Sophia Peer on how reenacting sitcom scenes with her parents inspired her to turn trauma into comedy.