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Why the Systematic Targeting of Citizen Journalists by Police Must Stop

Filmmaker David Felix Sutcliffe's open letter to the documentary community about courage, cameraphones and the #RightToRecord.

August 10, 2016

Bruce LaBruce on Derek Jarman and Will You Dance With Me?

As a lost Jarman documentary from 30 years ago goes on release, Bruce LaBruce looks at its place in the career of the late great British director.

August 9, 2016

How Growing Up Gay and Illegitimate in a Religious Community Made Me the Filmmaker I Am

Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams on making movies about outsiders, and his plans to transform the industry from within.

July 15, 2016

Is All Fair in Love, War and Tickling?

Director Jeanie Finlay is unsettled by the onscreen "sports" and documentary ethics in David Farrier and Dylan Reeve's Tickled.

June 28, 2016

Capturing Reality (and Unlocking the Truth) in Documentary

Luke Meyer on Roberto Minervini's The Other Side, his own new film, Breaking a Monster, and ideas of documentary authenticity.

June 22, 2016

De Palma is the Most Compelling Movie of the Year

Wayne Kramer, director of The Cooler and Running Scared, on a documentary that is catnip for movie lovers.

June 20, 2016

Alex Winter Talks with Henry Rollins for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The two longtime friends and multi-hyphenates sit down for an entertaining, wide-ranging and story-filled conversation about their creative pursuits.

June 17, 2016

De Palma, Shooting J.J. Abrams, and the Art of the Talking Head

Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow's documentary on the genre auteur has a light visual touch — and that's exactly as it should be, says Joe Lynch.

June 14, 2016

Understanding Weiner, Cory Booker and the Desire to Reveal

Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry explores why Anthony Weiner granted two filmmakers full access to his catastrophic mayoral campaign.

June 3, 2016

The Passing of Time: Remembering Chantal Akerman

As a new documentary about her is released, Tom Kalin looks back on the life and work of the great Chantal Ackerman.

April 4, 2016

“I Feel I Am Probably Still an Outcast, but I Ally Myself with the Rebels Who are Strong.”

Kim Longinotto in conversation with friend and fellow British documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay.

March 16, 2016

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

Alex Ross Perry talks Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson's 'The American Dreamer' (and its companion piece, Hopper's masterpiece, 'The Last Movie')

February 8, 2016