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From Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's 'Detropia.' Photo: Tony Hardmon
Fall 2012

Panic in Detroit: 'Detropia' Depicts a Dystopian Decline

 

Plus:

Mel Stuart Remembered: 1928-2012
Documentary's Digital Future
'Why Poverty?'
American Film Showcase in Africa

 

Features:
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From Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's 'Detropia.' Courtesy of Loki Films
Panic in Detroit: 'Detropia' Depicts a Dystopian Decline
By Michael Rose

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Courtesy of Games for Change
Game Change: Documentary's Interactive Future
By H. Scott Bayer

'Half the Sky,' multi-platform transmedia project, airs October 1 and 2 on PBS' 'Independnet Lens.'

New Social Media: The Web's Latest Film-Slingers
By Katharine Relth

Spotlighting Sparkwise, Slated, Tugg and reddit.

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Rockumentaries' Rennaissance: When Musical Performance Meets Cinema
By Cynthia Close

A review of 'Playing to the Camera: Musicians and Musical Performance in Documentary Cinema.'

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column
By Thomas White

On Web 3.0, transmedia and HTML 5...

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From Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley's 'Battle for Brooklyn.' Photo: Tracy Collins
Funds from the Maddening Crowd
By Michael Galinsky

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From the transmedia version of Steve James' 'The Interrupters.' Courtesy of Tribeca Film Institute
A New Kind of Popcorn Movie: Documentary Filmmaking Re-Imagined for the Digital Future
By Laura Almo

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From Mona Eldaief and Jehane Noujaim's 'Solar Mamas,' which airs November 5 on PBS' 'Independent Lens.' Courtesy of Steps International
To Hell with Poverty: Global Broadcast Project to Address Inequality
By Justin Ridgeway

'Solar Mamas,' one of the films in 'Why Poverty?', airs November 5 on PBS' 'Independent Lens' series.

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From Austin Lynch and Jason S' 'The Interview project.' Courtesy of Austin Lynch
Webisodic Tendencies: Creating Doc Content for the Internet
By Amanda Lin Costa

In VOD We Trust: Navigating the Minefield of the Ever-Changing Distribution Platform
By Valentina Valentini

Plus, a sidebar: Jon Reiss' Top Ten Tips for Signing a Distribution Deal

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Tiffany Shlain (left) in a township near Cape Town. Photo: Rachel Gandin Mark
American Film Showcase: 'Connected' in Cape Town
By Tiffany Shlain

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Burundi workshop students with film envoys Anne Buford, Lyn Goldfarb and Rachel Gandin Mark.
American Film Showcase: Building Bridges in Burundi
By Lyn Goldfarb