Deep dives that explore the world through the lens of documentary.
As documentary filmmakers increasingly adopted the narrative structure and storytelling strategies of fiction films, fiction filmmakers reciprocated, borrowing heavily from the documentary form to imbue their works with a greater sense of
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For many anglophones inside and outside of Quebec, the October crisis represents the first time many considered the unequal treatment of French Canadians within the country. We mark its 50th anniversary with
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The history of a history documentary about diplomat and diarist Charles Ritchie that didn’t get made, and why history can be a pain in the neck.
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Down with access, impact, and story! Let’s reclaim what we value in the films we love to make, and the films we love to watch. Let’s reimagine what festivals can mean.
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SHAME on these filmmakers for making a film like this, full of misinformation and disinformation, to intentionally depress audiences, and make them think there are no alternatives.
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Tiger King is the perfect series for our times. A show about narcissists with no sense of self-awareness, rampant cruelty masquerading as morality and law and order, all soaking in a philosophy
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Film is always late. The sheer cost, technical expertise and logistical coordination needed to make a film, at least along the lines of the North American industrial model, are prohibitive to the
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What are the stories being told about the Middle East, how are they being told, and does it matter who is documenting them?
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Unfinished films, lost masterpieces, and stillborn projects assume new lives in documentary form. How The Other Side of the Wind, Shirkers, and Dune endure as non-fiction.
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When absence becomes presence, documentaries turn into art. How films like The Act of Killing and Bisbee '17 capture the void.
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