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Courtesy of Red Envelope Entertainment
February 2007

What's So Funny About...Humor in Documentaries?

Plus:

'Make 'Em Laugh' Chronicles a Century of Comedy
Festival do Rio
Jackson Hole Tech Symposium

Features:
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Filmmaker Katrina Browne, the first Filmmaker-in-Residence at the WGBH Lab Program. Photo: Elly Hale
Lab Testing: WGBH Offers Opportunities for Indies
By Tamara Krinsky

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From Declo Matos Junior's 'Fabricando Tom Ze.' Courtesy of Festival do Rio
Festival Focus: Festival do Rio
By Shari Kizirian

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Michael Kantor, producer/director of 'Make 'em Laugh.' Photo: Joe Sinnott. Courtesy of Thirteen/WNET
Stand-ups, Sitcoms and Satirists: 'Make 'em Laugh' to Chronicle a Century of Comedy
By Lauren Cardillo

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From Paul Provenza's 'The Aristocrats.' Courtesy of THINKFilm
A Documentarian Walks into a Bar…
By Tamara Krinsky

Humorists weigh in on documentaries.

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Morgan Spurlock, from his 'Super Size Me.' Photo: Julie Soefer
Reality Can Be Funnier Than Fiction: A Look at Humor in Documentaries
By Josh Slates

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John Waters, from Jeff Garlin's 'This Filthy World.' Courtesy of Red Envelope Entertainment
Confessions of a Documentary Whore: Another Film on 'Filthy' Waters
By John Koch

On 'This Filthy World,' a performance documentary featuring John Waters, directed by Jeff Garlin.

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Filmmaker Christine Fugate (left) with Stacy Valentine, subject of Fugate's 'The Girl Next Door.'
In My Own Defense: How Documentary Filmmaking Drove Me Insane, Part One
By Christine Fugate

The making of 'The Girl Next Door'

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