June 30, 2004
Back in 1983 I was living in San Francisco, and I read in the newspaper one day about a new documentary called The Atomic Café that had just opened.
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August 31, 2004
" To Be and To Have isn't a documentary in the traditional sense, with a demonstrative and didactic approach," says its maker, Nicolas Philibert. "I
November 30, 2004
I remember feeling outraged when I first saw Boatman (1993), a film about life and death on the river Ganges in India. I saw the film at a time when
The unassuming title of this documentary belies what is one of the most remarkable nonfiction films ever made. From 1971 through 1976, Ed Pincus
October 31, 2004
People sometimes ask me what my all-time favorite documentary film is. Many documentaries have moved me, or seem important or have influenced my own
October 17, 2013
Courtesy of Roadside Attractions While shooting my documentary Kings Point, I once said to a subject,"Just try to pretend I'm not here." Her response
December 20, 2004
I first saw The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter in the early 1980s. Much like The Atomic Café (Kevin Rafferty, Jane Loader, Pierce Rafferty,
May 2, 2003
Courtesy by Mark Lipson I was a freshman in college when a friend asked me one night if I was interested in seeing a documentary film. "The director
January 31, 2005
http://www.documentary.org/images/magazine/2005/TimeIndefinite_Jan2005.jpg" style="width: 647px; height: 411px;"> Ross McElwee admits, "I am a
March 31, 2005
By Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini In Harvest of Shame, the powerful television documentary that brought the plight of migrant workers to