January 26, 2018
For this column at least, January has become what I'll call "mental differentness" (as opposed to "illness" or "disability") month—a chance to
Ethics
October 10, 2017
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has a deserved reputation as one of the best in the world. There had been much criticism in the past
March 30, 2017
For over 16 years, veteran producers Jedd and Todd Wider have proven their mettle in the documentary film community. Together, the brothers have
March 7, 2017
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) might not be the obvious place to go in search of documentary filmmaking. Doc-focused cousin
March 2, 2017
In the months leading up to the launch of the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund , we couldn't have anticipated the national public debate that would
February 10, 2017
When director Justin Schein began making a film about the aging political activist and colorful Greenwich Village mainstay Mayer Vishner, he was
September 13, 2016
In the ninth grade, punk rock was writer-musician Laura Albert's salvation. Punk would also become part of the reason she would trust documentarian
September 9, 2016
Over the last quarter-century, Kirsten Johnson has lensed some of the most challenging and impactful documentaries of our time, ranging from Laura
September 7, 2016
" Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth … The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies. " -
July 19, 2016
Crossing the Anacostia River back toward Northwest Washington, DC, tails between our legs, I thought, "Pick-up shoots are supposed to be easy." We'd