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The Personal Documentary Considered in 'The Cinema of Me'
The construction of subjectivity in first-person documentary is given serious consideration in The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First
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On Time: Sam Green Talks About Tackling Aging in His Guinness World Records-Inspired Doc, ‘The Oldest Person in the World’
In this interview, Sam Green talks about keeping pace with the Guiness World Records in his playful doc on aging, The Oldest Person in the World
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Exclusive: Clip From Dutch-Afghan Filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi’s ‘Paikar,’ Screening at Hot Docs Next 
Watch an exclusive clip from Dawood Hilmandi’s personal doc about his vexed relationship with his father, Paikar , screening at Hot Docs
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Ross McElwee Discusses ‘Remake,’ the Loss of His Son, and Returning to Filmmaking After More Than a Decade-Long Break
In this interview, Ross McElwee discusses Remake, his first feature in over a decade, which focuses on the loss of his son and collaborator, Adrian
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Unsigned Gems: Amid an Overwhelming Lineup, SXSW 2026 Offered a Number of American Docs Worth Seeking Out
Even amid a program that felt overwhelmed by consumer-friendly “content,” the Austin fest still offered some documentaries worth seeking out
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Personal Effects: Berlinale 2026 Prizes Personal Docs With a Hands-on or Handmade Form
The 76th edition of the European festival prized personal docs as well as projects that put accountability front and center
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In Construction: Madhusree Dutta Talks Bridging History and Memory in Her Berlinale-Premiering ‘Flying Tigers’
Madhusree Dutta discusses Flying Tigers, her decades-spanning Berlinale doc about memories and histories reclaimed
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Revisiting Memory, Desire and Form: Angelica Ruffier on Her IFFR-Bound ‘La belle année’
In this interview, Angelica Ruffier talks about mining her past brushes with desire for her IFFR doc La belle année
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Exclusive: Trailer for IFFR Doc ‘Far from Maine’
Watch the trailer for Far From Maine, Roy Cohen’s deeply personal feature documentary which will world-premiere at Rotterdam
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Hundreds of folks sit on the ground at Leipzig's Central Station, at a film screening; a projector can be seen behind them below a clock
DOK Leipzig 2025: Doc Together, ‘The Thing to Be Done,’ ‘Elephants & Squirrels,’ and ‘A Scary Movie’
The world’s oldest documentary festival continues its commitment to an equitable world, from supporting exiled filmmakers to its programming
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