An interview with Thom Anderson, critic, programmer, and filmmaker best known for his 2003 69-minute essay film, Los Angeles Plays Itself.
Keep ReadingPOV sat down with John Kastner to talk about his films and career as he was preparing for the premiere of Out of Mind, Out of Sight at Hot Docs.
Keep ReadingPeter Wintonick was interviewed at great length by Pepita Ferrari for her acclaimed 2008 National Film Board feature Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary.
Keep ReadingAn interview with Watermark directors Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier about their essay film follow-up to Manufactured Landscapes.
Keep ReadingWatermark is a continuation of Burtynsky’s work, which is recognizable for his signature big-picture approach to photography and environmentalism.
Keep ReadingAn interview with Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott on their work with Red Queen Productions with docs like Dish, Hot Rollers and Girl Inside.
Keep ReadingPOV editor Marc Glassman and Kevin McMahon debate the latter's revolutionary suggestion that documentary is Canada's national art form.
Keep ReadingWim Wenders discusses his documentary Pina, working in 3D, and his long career spanning documentary, drama, and hybrids of the two forms.
Keep ReadingIsacsson’s compassionate and committed documentaries embrace issues concerning ecology, the homeless and aboriginal rights.
Keep ReadingThe second part of a career-spanning interview with Peter Mettler discusses his early days as a cinematographer for such narrative filmmakers as Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema.
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