When filmmakers discuss "shooting," they usually mean "using a camera." But when working in combat zones, shooting may suggest something entirely
40 Years of Docs
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There has never been a more dangerous time for documentary filmmakers. Many work independently without organizational backing and are literally on the
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On the historic midnight of August 14 and 15, 1947, India became independent from British rule. First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's speech
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Nearly a hundred years ago, William Allen White, the iconic writer and spokesperson for small-town America, wrote, "If each man or woman could
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As an 11-year old in 1958, I watched the Disney film White Wilderness. We see a cute little bear cub lose its footing on a steep, snow-covered
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Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California earlier this year, Albert Maysles made a comment that many in the audience may not have heard. He said
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Ambulante celebrates its fifth anniversary!
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A growing sub-genre of documentary film, the animated documentary poses a network of challenging, existential questions for the form. And while
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Huge storms pound the middle third of the United States. The Mississippi overflows its banks, flooding towns, killing and displacing people
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Can we establish standards for an ethical documentary practice? This is not a purely rhetorical question, as the debate around whether Mighty Times