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How to Start an Editby Penny Lane on September 6, 2026
Greetings friends, Still rocking out during week 6 (I think?? / who can keep track / what is time) of the Wild Inside theatrical. TODAY I am going back to New Plaza (Upper West Side) for a Q&A + doing a Zoom Q&A in Minneapolis! UPCOMING […]
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‘Making Marie Antoinette’ Review: Eleanor Coppola’s Tender Documentary About Her Daughter’s Masterpiece Doubles as a Wistful Self-Portraitby David Ehrlich on September 6, 2026
Telluride: Two generations of women see each other through the years in this marvelous documentary cobbled together from 80 hours of “Marie Antoinette” set footage.
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‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: The Gallaghers’ Concert Doc Is a Reason for Celebrationby David Ehrlich on September 5, 2026
While the setlist might be a bit long for more casual fans, this joyous chronicle of the Oasis reunion tour offers an inspiring tale of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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How The Stunt Driver Reimagines an NFB Ken Carter Documentaryby Jason Gorber on September 5, 2026
Ever since his feature directorial debut with the rock mockumentary Fubar back in 2002, Canadian director Michael Dowse has merged the techniques of non-fiction filmmaking within his narrative works. His latest film, The Stunt Driver, is his most […]
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This Week In Documentaryby Christopher Campbell on September 4, 2026
It’s fall film festival season! This is a time I currently hate because I keep hearing about documentaries I have no way of seeing, and more importantly, neither do you. I also miss the days when I had the time and clout to attend several film […]
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This Week In Documentaryby Christopher Campbell on September 4, 2026
It’s fall film festival season! This is a time I currently hate because I keep hearing about documentaries I have no way of seeing, and more importantly, neither do you. I also miss the days when I had the time and clout to attend several film […]
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This Week In Documentaryby Christopher Campbell on September 4, 2026
It’s fall film festival season! This is a time I currently hate because I keep hearing about documentaries I have no way of seeing, and more importantly, neither do you. I also miss the days when I had the time and clout to attend several film […]
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Inside Anonymous Content’s Comeback: A New CEO, a Controversial Elon Musk Doc and Climate Change Drama ‘A Statement’ Have Hollywood Buzzingby Brent Lang on September 3, 2026
New chief Darren Walker on the management and production company’s big fall.
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Interview: Jon Shenk On The Continued Life of Documentary Subjects, The Benefit Of Op-Docs, And Documenting ‘The Phantom Menace’by Christopher Campbell on September 3, 2026
And now here’s the second part of my interview with Jon Shenk, director of the must-see documentary The Island President, which follows the former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed (he was just recently deposed in a coup) in a fight to save his […]
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Interview: Jon Shenk On ‘The Island President,’ The Appeal Of Mohammed Nasheed, & Why the Recent Turn of Events In The Maldives Can’t Lastby Christopher Campbell on September 3, 2026
Jon Shenk’s exceptional new documentary, The Island President, is a special work of nonfiction and character-driven storytelling. It follows Mohammed Nasheed, then the president of the Maldives and the first democratically elected leader of the […]
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Interview: Jon Shenk On The Continued Life of Documentary Subjects, The Benefit Of Op-Docs, And Documenting ‘The Phantom Menace’by Christopher Campbell on September 3, 2026
And now here’s the second part of my interview with Jon Shenk, director of the must-see documentary The Island President, which follows the former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed (he was just recently deposed in a coup) in a fight to save his […]
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‘The Oldest Person In The World’ Reviewby Christopher Campbell on September 3, 2026
Many documentarians, especially those prone to first-person narration, reach a point where they make a film about mortality. Maybe it’s because they get to a certain age, or they receive an unfortunate diagnosis, or a parent or other loved one […]
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‘Everest: The Other Side’ Review: A Grieving Ski Mountaineer Scales the Face of Death in Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Climbing Docby Ryan Lattanzio on September 3, 2026
Venice: Haunted by tragedies this NatGeo doc never flinches at, Jim Morrison makes the dangerous attempt to climb up and ski down the Everest’s North Face in another spellbinding chronicle from the Oscar-winning “Free Solo” team.
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Episode 145 | AI and the Documentary Filmmaker | With Philip Shaneby The Documentary Life on September 2, 2026
Episode SummaryHow can documentary filmmakers actually use AI—and where does it belong in the creative process?Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the filmmaking toolkit, but beneath the hype and anxiety are practical questions: […]
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How to Watch Tonight’s ABC Special ‘9/11: United We Stand — 25 Years Later’ Online for Freeby Alexis Mikulski Ruiz on September 1, 2026
The two-hour event will feature interviews with Michael Strahan, Derek Jeter, Pete Davidson, and more — here’s where to tune in
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Top 5 Q’s from the Q&A Tourby Penny Lane on August 30, 2026
Greetings friends, Writing this from my Brooklyn garden, where I am sunning myself and admiring my flowers. It’s not until Year 3 of any garden I build that it really comes into its full glory, and I’m right on schedule here. There’s one year […]
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The Isaac Mizrahi Documentary ‘Unzipped’ Is the Ultimate ’90s Fashion Portrait — Watch the Trailerby Ryan Lattanzio on August 28, 2026
Dougle Reeve’s 1995 documentary follows Mizrahi into his 1994 fall collection. Access was helped amply by the fact that they were dating at the time.
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Captain Newfoundland Explores the Lost Portal to Atlantis in New Clip from the Documentaryby Pat Mullen on August 28, 2026
Ahoy, comic fans! The story of the Maritimes’ beloved superhero Captain Newfoundland comes to the screen in a new documentary by Mike Feehan and Jamie Miller. Captain Newfoundland, premiering at the Atlantic International Film Festival in […]
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