documentary
This is the One
Invisible Hands director Shraysi Tandon knew she wanted to make a documentary feature, the problem was finding the right subject ...
My Year as a Shirkers Groupie
Cameron Yates on traveling the festival circuit with his film Chef Flynn, and his parallel trajectory with Sandi Tan's acclaimed documentary.
With Steady Hands
Alexandria Bombach on the emotional toll of making On Her Shoulders, her portrait of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.
Getting Uncomfortable
Director Marilyn Ness on the precarious balancing act involved in making her documentary on gun violence, Charm City.
The Strength to Tell My Own Story
Producer Sakheni Dlamini on growing up as a child of an alcoholic father, and how her own story became part of the new documentary Liyana.
Making Art Out of Absence
Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín explain (and show!) how they made sense of their grandmother's passing in the film 306 Hollywood.
How I Learned More About Gilda Radner Than I Will Ever Know About Myself
A whole world opened up for Lisa D'Apolito when she made Love, Gilda, her documentary about the beloved late comedian.
Late For Fucking What?
Sasha Waters Freyer, director of Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable, has some thoughts on being a so-called "late-bloomer."
Future Jew
Documentary filmmaker Jesse Sweet on the recent rush of movies about Hasidic Jews, and his own upcoming film, City of Joel.
The Other Films of Our Lives
Amy Scott talks accidentally getting stoned in Italy, Roger Ebert, La Dolce Vita, Trump, editing, and her debut feature, Hal.
Swimming Upstream
Kusama — Infinity director Heather Lenz details the obstacles she faced during her resilient attempts to get her documentary made.
An Oral and Visual History of the Making of Bisbee ’17
Director Robert Greene, his cinematographer and producers break down the images in their new film, and how they used genre to interrogate mythologies.











