documentary
Of Duct Tape, Dreams and a Guy in Walpole
Dante Bellini, director of Ken Burns: Here & There, on how the documentary icon helped him make a late-career leap to filmmaking.
How Making Trans in Trumpland Changed My Perception of the Transgender Experience
Iranian-American trans filmmaker Tony Zosherafatain on how his perspective shifted while making his timely new docuseries for Topic.
Coming Out: My Journey From the “Normal” Path to Draw with Me and Beyond
Filmmaker Constantine Venetopoulos on his ongoing cinematic exploration of gender and identity, including his Oscar-contending new short film.
The Evolution of 9th Circuit Cowboy
Academy Award-winning director Terry Sanders on how he came to make his latest film, a documentary portrait of the late Judge Harry Pregerson.
Don’t Consider It Cheating, It Bears Repeating
Otto Bell on paying homage to cinematic greats in his new documentary short, The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima, premiering this weekend on Vice TV.
The Myth of Choice
Angela Tucker on why producing Belly of the Beast, a documentary on race and forced sterilizations, was so personally resonant for her.
Life in Ever-Widening Loops: On Michael Apted’s Up Series
Julia Marchese pays tribute to the late director with this personal appreciation of his towering, half-century-long documentary project.
What I Learned Working on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Director Matthew Hamachek, whose new HBO documentary Tiger airs this weekend, on his first formative experience of filmmaking.
Industry Secrets: John Wilson in Conversation with Caveh Zahedi
The breakthrough creator-star of How To With John Wilson has a socially distanced chat with his friend and fellow documentary innovator.
On the Road with House of Homeland
Seamus Murphy, director of the new doc A Dog Called Money, on traveling the world with PJ Harvey – and his favorite binge-worthy TV shows.
How the 1960s Protest Movements Shaped Me as a Filmmaker
For Deborah Shaffer, director of the new doc Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack, the political has always been personal.
A World Below the Brine
Hasan Oswald shares the compelling story of how he came to make his Slamdance Grand Jury-winning doc Higher Love, out now on digital.











