racism
Shamir on How White People Need to Pass the Mic
Revisiting his review of Chelsea Handler's special Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea.
WeTalk — Always in Season
Ondi Timoner is joined by award-winning documentarian Jacqueline Olive in the penultimate episode of WeTalk Sidewalk.
How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking
Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.
Why Making Documentaries is an Act of Resistance
What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? director Roberto Minervini on the profound importance of nonfiction filmmaking, now more than ever.
Film is Our Family Business
The writer-director-star of Armed writes about his unconventional upbringing and becoming the filmmaker — and man — he is today.
Swimming Upstream
Kusama — Infinity director Heather Lenz details the obstacles she faced during her resilient attempts to get her documentary made.
My Awkward Encounters on the Film Festival Circuit
The director of the documentary Of Love & Law discusses constantly having to negotiate being “othered” by well-intentioned audience members.
Scared, Angry White Men
Ted Geoghegan on his new film Mohawk, a thriller about America's ugly past and the proto-Trump supporters who shaped the country.
Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Kendrick Lamar’s Necessary Power
In the face of white supremacy, DAMN. demands respect.
Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops This Weekend, Too
When you’re marching against Trump on Saturday, remember who helped him win the presidency.
Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico
Filmmaker Jade Porter on why the result of the presidential election prompted her to fulfill a long-held dream to live south of the border.
13th Gives America a Much-Needed History Lesson
Adam Bhala Lough on Ava DuVernay's powerful doc on the roots of African-American mass incarceration – and also on what it leaves out.











