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Metric of Loss: Mstyslav Chernov Discusses the Ethical Responsibility of ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’
In this interview, Mstyslav Chernov discusses how he transformed war reporting into immersive cinema in 2000 Meters to Andriivka
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The Synthesis: Can AI—or documentary—get us closer to human authenticity?
In this interview, Marc Isaacs discusses his latest provocation, a hybrid doc set at the fictional “Synthetic Sincerity Lab”
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“A Pure Act of Faith”: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk on Observing a Ukrainian Pacifist Community in ‘Silent Flood’
In this interview, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk talks about how the war refocused his portrait of a Ukrainian pacifist community in Silent Flood
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“In the Post-Colonial Building of Power Structures, Collaboration Is Everything”: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh Discuss the Himalayan Story Lab
Best known for co-directing Writing With Fire, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh discuss the aims and philosophy behind the Himalayan Story Lab
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Petra Costa Discusses ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’
Petra Costa’s new documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics explores the “fatal marriage” between Christian nationalism and authoritarian politics
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Led by a soldier carrying the Ukrainian flag, a casket is being carried by soldiers into a church; some onlookers kneel on the street as if it were a parade.
Where Life and Death Coexist: Vitaly Mansky on His Berlinale-Premiering ‘Time to the Target’
In this interview, Vitaly Mansky talks about how Bruegel paintings influenced his three-hour epic about life in Lviv, Time to the Target
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On a large stage with a Camden International Film Festival slide, a short-haired woman speaks into a microphone.
“The Gnarly Kind of Hope”: Elise McCave on Her First Year Leading Camden IFF and the Points North Institute
In this interview, Elise McCave discusses the challenges of running a U.S. film festival and filmmaker programs amid industry consolidation and
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The Synthesis: Raoul Peck on Using AI to Critique Authoritarianism in ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’
In this interview, Raoul Peck reflects on deploying AI-generated imagery to illuminate Orwell’s insights about linguistic manipulation
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“The Art Creates the Man”: Rebecca Miller on Documenting Martin Scorsese’s Life and Work in ‘Mr. Scorsese’
In this interview, Rebecca Miller discusses how radical listening shaped her five-part series Mr. Scorsese, from tracking down childhood gangsters to
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Inherited Fictions: Renowned Editor Mary Stephen on Examining Her Surname in ‘Palimpsest’
In this interview, Mary Stephen reflects on decades spent shaping other filmmakers’ narratives before turning to her own family in Palimpsest: The
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