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Articles by Cynthia Close

Cover Image of 'Kill the Documentary: A Letter to Filmmakers, Students, and Scholars' by Jill Godmilow. Columbia University Press, 2022.
'Kill the Documentary': Jill Godmilow's Manifesto Takes on the Nonfiction Form
Thu, 06/23/2022
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Black and white cover image of the book ‘Flash Flaherty,’ showing the Seminar’s participants smiling at the camera. Courtesy of Indiana University Press.
Dispatches from The Flaherty: A Review of 'Flash Flaherty'
Thu, 09/23/2021
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'Tokyo Olympiad' Captures the Spirit of the Games
Wed, 08/12/2020
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‘Screening Reality’: A History of American Documentary Film
Fri, 06/12/2020
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'The Sublimity of Document': Exploring the Space between Docs and the Avant-garde
Wed, 12/11/2019
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The Ethnographic Roots of Women in Documentary Film
Thu, 10/31/2019
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OVID.tv, A New Online Distribution Collaborative, Is Set to Launch
Fri, 03/15/2019
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Docs on Disc: A New Boxed Set Spotlights Raymond Depardon
Thu, 01/31/2019
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The Zen of Editing: A Primer
Thu, 10/11/2018
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Icarus Films at 40: Metrograph Hosts a 56-Film Anniversary Retrospective
Fri, 09/14/2018
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Films Within Films: The Collected "Ethno-Fiction" of Jean Rouch
Wed, 04/18/2018
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Clear Your Mind: A Media Textbook Expands Documentary's Possibilities
Wed, 04/18/2018
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Let the Games Begin! A Century of Olympiads in One Criterion Collection
Wed, 02/07/2018
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Truth and Consequences: A New Book Explores Ethical Decision-Making for Mediamakers
Tue, 01/16/2018
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Brakhage Repurposed: Anthology Film Archives Revives Out-of-Print 'Metaphors on Vision'
Tue, 10/24/2017
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The Cinema Symposium: A New Book Offers a History of the Groundbreaking Flaherty Film Seminars
Thu, 08/24/2017
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Independent Spirit: Milestone's 'Magic Box' Restores Shirley Clarke to the Avant-Garde Pantheon
Wed, 05/17/2017
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The School of Doc: The World's Premier Documentary Scholar Reflects and Revises
Tue, 01/17/2017
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Women Who Shoot: More Cinematography Opportunities in Docs
Tue, 08/30/2016
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Les Blank's Visions of Oklahoma: 'A Poem Is a Naked Person' Now on BluRay
Tue, 03/29/2016
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Restoring the Lost Flaherty Classic 'Moana With Sound'
Thu, 01/21/2016
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He's an Artist, He Don't Look Back: Pennebaker's Landmark Dylan Doc-the Definitive Version
Wed, 01/20/2016
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New Guzman Collection Tells Chile's Story
Tue, 10/27/2015
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The West Coast Years of a French New Wave Filmmaker
Tue, 10/13/2015
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How News and Docs Covered Katrina: A Review of 'Flood of Images'
Thu, 08/13/2015
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When Nonfiction Film Meets Experimental Cinema
Wed, 04/15/2015
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From One Q&A to the Next: Werner Herzog, Walking Contradiction
Tue, 01/20/2015
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New Edition of 'Clearance & Copyright' is a Vital Resource for Doc-Makers
Wed, 01/07/2015
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Textbook Example: A History of Docs in 31 Essays
Sun, 08/17/2014
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The Art and Business of Festivals
Wed, 05/07/2014
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Before 'Cosmos,' There Was 'Time': Morris' 'Brief History' Reissued by Criterion
Wed, 03/12/2014
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Return to 'Grey Gardens': Criterion Collection Releases New Blu-Ray Edition
Mon, 01/13/2014
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'Tell Me Something': Docmakers Share Their Wisdom in New Book
Sat, 12/07/2013
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The Documentary Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge
Mon, 11/18/2013
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The British Invasion: UK Doc Makers Interviewed
Thu, 07/04/2013
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Ecstatic Truth: 'Ferocious Reality' Dissects Herzog's Doc Aesthetic
Wed, 03/20/2013
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Cutting Conversations: Editors Discuss Career and Process in Oldham's New Book
Mon, 01/14/2013
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Rockumentaries' Rennaissance: When Musical Performance Meets Cinema
Wed, 01/09/2013
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The Annals of Nonfiction
Wed, 01/02/2013
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South of the Border: Mexico City Hosts Doc Fest
Mon, 12/10/2012
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'The Art of Nonfiction Movie Making': Commitment Trumps All
Sun, 10/07/2012
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Do Look Back: Examining the Life and Career of DA Pennebaker
Mon, 06/04/2012
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Survival Techniques: Clearing the Hurdles of a Career in Nonfiction
Tue, 01/17/2012
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Creators vs. Consumers: Reclaiming the Conversation About Copyright
Mon, 01/16/2012
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How to Grow a Film Festival: Starting Regionally, Thinking Nationally
Sun, 11/06/2011
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Seeing the Invisible: Understanding the Art of Great Editing
Fri, 08/12/2011
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Avoid the Mumbo Jumbo: Legal Advice for Filmmakers
Thu, 02/17/2011
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Dispatches from Europe: East European Forum and Sheffield Doc/Fest
Wed, 12/08/2010
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Finding Funding: Identify Your Core Values
Mon, 09/13/2010
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Meet 'Middletown': Ordinary Americans at Extraordinary Moments
Sun, 09/12/2010
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