The construction of subjectivity in first-person documentary is given serious consideration in The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First
Personal Docs
At the 60th edition of the Czech film festival, nonfiction storytellers called into question documentary’s ability to conjure proximity with its
In this interview, filmmaker Vee Shi discusses Time and Tide, his reticence toward making a documentary about his parents, and grappling with shifting
In this interview, visual artist Amy Jenkins and her son and collaborator, Adam Sieswerda, talk about working together on their trans coming-of-age
In this behind-the-scenes peek, journalist-turned-filmmaker Janay Boulos details how the idea for an urgent, political project about Lebanon became
In this interview, the filmmakers behind a personal doc that unearths the fraught shared history between France and Algeria talk about the parallels
On documentary, social practice, and learning from the educational obligation they share
In this interview, filmmaker Tom Fontenille talks about grappling with grief and needing to completely overhaul his queer family doc, A Secret Heart
Documentary’s “Greatest Docs of the 21st Century” lists are filled with documentary portraits that flatter and model a way of looking at the world
The 79th edition of the French festival offered some nonfiction gems for those willing to look beyond its headline titles