by Christopher Campbell on July 11, 2025

I want to take a moment this week to share my usual process for selecting highlights and reviewing what I’ve seen. On some level, it seems prudent to choose documentaries that more people will watch, as a percentage of those viewers may be curious […]

by Christopher Campbell on July 11, 2025

I want to take a moment this week to share my usual process for selecting highlights and reviewing what I’ve seen. On some level, it seems prudent to choose documentaries that more people will watch, as a percentage of those viewers may be curious […]

by davide abbatescianni on July 11, 2025

Exclusive: Clip from Paula Ďurinová’s ‘Action Item,’ Premiering at Karlovy Vary and FIDMarseille davide abbatescianni Fri, 07/11/2025 – 10:00

by Rance Collins on July 11, 2025

The insider documentary premiered at Toronto in 2024 and is now set for its streaming debut.

by Pola Pucheta on July 10, 2025

Probing Prosperity: Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan Discuss ‘Made in Ethiopia’ Pola Pucheta Thu, 07/10/2025 – 10:00

by David Ehrlich on July 10, 2025

This may not be the deepest film about the deforestation crisis, but it works as an effective call to action.

by Karen Cirillo on July 10, 2025

“I Will Become My Own Institution”: Alaa Minawi Discusses His Immersive Installation ‘The Liminal’ Karen Cirillo Thu, 07/10/2025 – 13:00

by Randi Altman on July 10, 2025

LA-based studio Bien, which specializes in live action, motion design and character animation, created a one-minute 3D-animated standalone short to promote the short documentary, Quad Life. Quad Life follows sound designer David Jeffers as he […]

by Anne Thompson on July 9, 2025

The documentarian follows her Oscar-nominated “The Edge of Democracy” with “Apocalypse in the Tropics,” a Plan B-produced sequel that tracks the rise of Christian Nationalists in Brazil.

by Grace Gordon on July 9, 2025

Brown Girls Doc Mafia Announces Three 2025 Sustainable Artist Fellows Grace Gordon Wed, 07/09/2025 – 10:00

by Nidhil Vohra on July 9, 2025

Throughout the demanding and, in most cases, independent process of making documentaries, filmmakers and producers often find themselves at an ethical crossroads – pulled in different directions by the demands of the job, the desire to be […]

by Grace Gordon on July 8, 2025

Exclusive: Clip of Doctors Without Borders Mission From Sam Abbas’s ‘Europe’s New Faces’ Grace Gordon Tue, 07/08/2025 – 12:00

by Sonya Vseliubska on July 7, 2025

At a time when observation remains the dominant approach among contemporary Ukrainian documentarians and it feels as though every subject suited to a distanced gaze has already been explored, in Divia Dmytro Hreshko approaches nature during wartime […]

by NDE on July 7, 2025

I hope my American readers enjoyed their July 4th holiday! Today’s the last day to take advantage of the two-for-one sale on our two most popular documentary seminars. Click here to buy The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary (formerly […]

by NDE on July 5, 2025

To celebrate American Independence Day, I’m offering a two-for-one sale on my popular documentary seminars. Click here to buy The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary (formerly $297) for $50. You’ll also receive for free Editing the […]

by Saffron Maeve on July 4, 2025

Window Dressing: ‘The United States of America’ at 50 Saffron Maeve Fri, 07/04/2025 – 07:30

by Christopher Campbell on July 4, 2025

This week, we celebrate the 249th birthday of America, and maybe we won’t make it to the 250th. At least there should be some hard-hitting documentaries made about this time in history, released too late to matter. Am I being too pessimistic? […]

by Christopher Campbell on July 4, 2025

This week, we celebrate the 249th birthday of America, and maybe we won’t make it to the 250th. At least there should be some hard-hitting documentaries made about this time in history, released too late to matter. Am I being too pessimistic? […]