documentary
Finding the Magic and Humanity in Science on the Big Screen
Newly returned from Sundance, Sandbox Films' Jessica Harrop on her attempts to reconceive what science documentaries can be.
Big Sonia and the Big 100
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.
Photo Diary: The Making of Zodiac Killer Project
Through images, Charlie Shackleton tells the story of how his hit Sundance documentary — which is now out on digital — came into existence.
Revisited: Becoming the Green Door, or How Working in Porn Shaped Me as a Filmmaker
Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.
Best of 2025: Hailey Benton Gates (Atropia) on Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project
The writer-director of Sundance Grand Jury winner Atropia, which is in theaters now, on her favorite film of the past year.
Say Yes, a Lot
Evan Mathis on the unique experience of directing The Hemingway with his friend Patrick Sean O'Brien, who's been battling ALS for 20 years.
A Playground Where Everything and Everyone is Free
Documentary director Marie Losier, whose new film Peaches Goes Bananas is out today, on the joyous art she creates away from cinema.
A Sort of Homecoming
Jeremy Xido on the deeply emotional personal and creative journey of making his new film Sons of Detroit, which premieres at DOC NYC this week.
Why Sports Documentaries Will Always Matter – To Culture, and To Me
Filmmaking is a team sport, says award-winning doc producer Alex Schmider, who’s pitching his latest project, KICK, this week at DOC NYC.
I Went to Film a Parrot. I Discovered a New Language.
Veteran documentary producer Amy Herdy on the epiphanies she had making her directorial debut, Parrot Kindergarten.
Finding Mistress Dispeller
Director Elizabeth Lo shares the backstory to her remarkable new doc, an intimate portrait of the disentangling of a real-life love triangle.
Becoming the Green Door, or How Working in Porn Shaped Me as a Filmmaker
Scott Cummings, whose film Realm of Satan is out now, looks back on his unlikely roots in adult entertainment.










