April 29, 2019 'When We Walk': A Cinematic Letter from Father to Son Editor’s Note: Filmmaker Jason DaSilva premieres his latest work, When We Walk , an IDA Pare Lorentz Doc Fund grantee, at the Hot Docs Canadian Read more
February 12, 2019 The Final Passage: 'End Game' Offers a Lesson on Death and Dying What does it mean to die well in the 21st century, and how does it feel? End Game , from longtime collaborators Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman ( Read more
January 8, 2019 Fall Perennials Thrive: Mill Valley Film Festival, Doc Stories, UNAFF Autumn has passed into winter in the San Francisco Bay Area. We notice this when it starts raining, but also when loads of documentaries slow to a Read more
January 4, 2019 From Cancer to Cause: Sandra Lee's Journey After her breast cancer diagnosis in 2015, Emmy Award-winning chef, author and magazine publisher Sandra Lee chose to invite cameras to her medical Read more
November 30, 2018 Documentaries to Watch: World AIDS Day In recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1, we've curated a list of documentaries that tell harrowing, honest and triumphant stories of Read more
September 23, 2018 Life in the Time of Ebola: Inside the 2014 Epidemic in Sierra Leone "Arthur Pratt. Everybody was telling me, if I was looking for a filmmaker in Sierra Leone, go meet with Arthur Pratt," says Banker White from his Read more
March 30, 2017 Drawing the Line: Jedd and Todd Wider Examine Civil Liberties of the Mentally Ill in 'God Knows Where I Am' For over 16 years, veteran producers Jedd and Todd Wider have proven their mettle in the documentary film community. Together, the brothers have Read more
February 16, 2016 Meet the Oscar Nominees: David Darg, Producer / Director, 'Body Team 12' The importance of telling what's happening on the ground and relaying these visuals back to the people with the power to make a difference and fund Read more
February 17, 2015 Turning a 'Curse' into a Blessing Four years ago, filmmaker Tomasz Śliwiński and his wife, Magda Hueckel, welcomed a baby boy, Leo, into their lives. The moment of joy quickly turned Read more
February 10, 2015 'Joanna' and How Simplicity Can Lead to Beauty In 40 short minutes, Aneta Kopacz's Oscar®-nominated short documentary Joanna invites us in, embraces us unconditionally, and reveals a brief Read more