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Christian Popp

Producer on Hawa documentary.

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Silhouette of a man driving, with a woman seated on his right. A yellow NYC taxi drives past, visible through the windshield.
Window Dressing: ‘The United States of America’ at 50
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Exclusive: Trailer From Dmytro Hreshko’s Karlovy Vary-Premiering ‘Divia’
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In a bright green room, three figures are pictured: A woman in a red sweater resting her hand on a man playing a violin's shoulder, as next to them a boy in a plaid shirt plays guitar.
“The Racism Was So Thick, You Could Cut It With a Pair of Scissors”: Alanis Obomsawin on Her Life Works and Purpose
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Exclusive: Trailer from Garry Keane’s Doc Edge-Premiering ‘A Quiet Love’
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Two presenters stand at the podium, giving a talk during Getting Real '24. The slide behind them reads "Core Questions."
How to Best Describe Your GenAI Materials in Documentary Proposals: Four Approaches, From a Grant Reviewer
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Visitors, framed in an orange glow, put their hands up to a wall-panel as part of the "In Search of Us" exhibit.
Tribeca Immersive 2025: Better Off Together
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Mierle Ukeles stands, in a bright orange t-shirt, teal pants, and sanitation vest, in front of a garbage truck covered in graffiti speaking with its driver, who is wearing a uniform.
“Mierle Does Not Fit Neatly Into Any Box”: Toby Perl Freilich Discusses Her Tribeca-Premiering ‘Maintenance Artist’ Starring Mierle Laderman Ukeles
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Notes From the Reel World, Summer 2025
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Davide Abbatescianni stands on a stage giving a talk. Behind him is a slide in blue captioned "Collaboration is key."
How To Get Your Doc in the Spotlight: A Press Strategy Talk at Iceland’s Skjaldborg Festival
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In black and white, Andrea Nevins stands on a balcony with the ocean behind her, smiling brightly..
Remembering Andrea Nevins
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Letter From the Editor, Summer 2025
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Exclusive: Clip from Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson’s Sheffield-Premiering ‘Comparsa’
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In a yellow room, a man in a beige trench coat talks to a man who is shaving.
Cannes 2025: Nonfiction, By the Numbers
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Exclusive: Clip from Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle’s ‘Playing With Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency’
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A Black man talking to a group of white people, while standing in the middle of a forested area.
“An Exploration of Whiteness and the Flattering Illusions of History”: Suzannah Herbert on her Tribeca-Winning Natchez
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“Sometimes the Past Is a Snake”: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski on the Legacy of the Rubber Trade in ‘The Memory of Butterflies’
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“Fear Can Also Be Powerful for Creation, Not Just for Destruction”: Déni Oumar Pitsaev on his Cannes Prize-Winner ‘Imago’
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An Update to the NonFiction Core Application 3.1: Adding Optional GenAI Questions and Field Resources
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What’s in My Bag: Iris Ng
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A man in a raincoat poises an arrow to be shot.
Exclusive: Clip from Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman’s ‘We Are Guardians’
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The Synthesis: ‘Deepfaking Sam Altman’ Director Adam Bhala Lough Says Documentarians Should Get Good Lawyers
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The World’s a Stage: An Introduction to ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ and Other Documentaries Made in Video Games
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Hot Docs 2025: Life Support
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A young couple sits on the back of a pickup trick, with a portrait of Jesus wearing red.
“Haunts the Present”: Kinga Michalska on Connecting the Holocaust With Poland’s Migrant Crisis in ‘Bedrock’
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Pare Lorentz Fund 2025: Migration in and to the Americas
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Critical Voices Under Attack in Hungary. Statement on the state of Hungarian Documentary Film and Filmmakers by Hungarian Documentary Association.
Threats to Freedom of Speech in Hungary
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“At the Core, It’s About Supporting Filmmakers”: Galya Stepanova on Doc Alliance’s Evolving Mission
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“C” is for Censorship: PBS Cuts ‘Art Spiegelman’ Doc and Other Dubious Acts at Embattled Broadcaster
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IDA Member Spotlight: Erik Thureson
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A hand reaches up to rest on the window of a train with the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
“How War Becomes Part of the Human”: Alina Gorlova, Yelizaveta Smith, and Simon Mozgovyi on their Cannes-Premiering ‘Militantropos’
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“Capturing the Poetic Essence of Childhood Innocence”: Deming Chen and Hansen Lin on Their CPH:DOX and Jeonju Winner ‘Always’
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Death by Landscape: Masao Adachi’s ‘A.K.A. Serial Killer’
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“Acutis Was Extremely Close to the Heart of Pope Francis”: Tim Moriarty Discusses ‘Carlos Acutis: Roadmap to Reality’
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“The Toll That Takes on Your Life”: Chris Smith Rejects Sports Documentary Label for Hit Surfing Docuseries ‘100 Foot Wave’
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Qumra’s Quiet Strength: Championing Documentaries from the MENA Region and Beyond
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The Synthesis: We Must Protect Human Creativity from Being Flattened by AI
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Exclusive: A-Doc Announces Four 2025 AAPI Futures Impact Producer Fellows
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Dark Night of the Body: Sylvain George’s Obscure Night Trilogy Uncovers Immigration Experiences
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“He’s Kind of the Original Vlogger”: In ‘The Best of Me,’ Heather Landsman Traces Ricardo López’s Violent Obsession with Björk 
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Exclusive: AmDoc Announces Twelve 2025 Wyncote Fellows, Nominated by PBS Indies
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Exclusive: Clip From Sasha Wortzel’s ‘River of Grass’
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Defend Public Media in the United States
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“Literally and Knowingly Poisoned”: Zhanana Kurmasheva Discusses ‘We Live Here’
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A black woman writes on a piece of large paper taped to a wall. On it is written: "Who Decides?"
Rebranding at 20, Commitments to Collective Filmmaking, and the Release of ‘Emergent City’: Making a Production Updates From Meerkat Media
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“The Police Are Just A Bandaid”: Shashwati Talukdar And Cheryl Hess on Hot Docs-Premiering ‘Marriage Cops’
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Berwick 2025: Round Here
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BAVC Media Announces Six 2025 MediaMaker Fellows
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Could Policy Be the Answer?
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Member Spotlight: Blake Knecht, Gríma Eir Geirs Irmudóttir, and Shawn Antoine II
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In a room with shelves lined with tapes, a group of people gather around a table with film materials.
What Filmmakers Should Know About Privacy and Copyright From BAVC Media’s Upcoming Landmark Study on Magnetic Media
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