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The Art of Hanging Out

Filmmaker Beth Harrington on almost 50 years of friendship with David Greenberger, the subject of her SXSW doc Beyond the Duplex Planet.

March 11, 2026

What Can a Story Be?

Alison McAlpine, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary short perfectly a strangeness, on pushing the boundaries of narrative.

March 5, 2026

How Failing at Comedy Helped Me Succeed as a Filmmaker

Will Thwaites on the curious chain of events that led to his new film Crime & Parody, which premieres at Big Sky this weekend.

February 19, 2026

Towards a Pop Culture of Ideas or: In Defense of Trekkies

Filmmakers Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider on their new documentary, Beam Me Up, Sulu — and why Star Trek is still important.

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.

February 6, 2026

Big Sonia and the Big 100

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Leah Warshawski on her grandmother, Holocaust survivor Big Sonia, and her 100th birthday.

January 27, 2026

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.

January 14, 2026

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.

December 30, 2025

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.

December 12, 2025

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.

December 12, 2025

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.

December 3, 2025

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.

November 13, 2025