Documentary
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The Playlist2 commentslike0tweet0
Review: 'Venus And Serena' Offers an Intimate, Inspiring Look At The Williams Sisters
Though it focuses primarily on the Willams’ career and personal lives in 2011, the documentary “Venus and Serena” covers their entire lives, beginning even before the elder Venus was born. Their father Richard Williams wrote an extensive plan for his daughters' success in tennis before Venus entered...
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Women and Hollywood2 commentslike0tweet0
Guest Post: Invisible Women Who Rock
We are both filmmakers launching documentaries featuring different generations of women pursuing their artistic vision in the predominantly male bastion of rock and roll. And of course, the challenges of telling these invisible stories in the predominantly male bastion of film are much the same -- w...
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20th Sheffield Doc/Fest Unveils Lineup; To Open With Three Docs Including 'Pussy Riot'
The Sheffield Doc/Fest is celebrating its 20th year with a slew of nonstop screenings and events that will run from June 12-16. Instead of launching with one opening night film, the fest will launch with a whopping three, one of which will be screened in Europe's largest cave opening, Peak District ...
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SnagFilms Launches National Initiative To Honor Military Heroes Via the Doc 'Honor Flight'
Indiewire's parent company, SnagFilms, is launching an ambitious "Honor Our Heroes" national initiative in support of the film "Honor Flight," that will include military screenings, massive theatrical screenings with Tugg and a vast social media campaign. The documentary focuses on the current lives...
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Michael Moore, Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock Convene for Groundbreaking of New Documentary-Only Theater in NYC
Acclaimed documentary filmmakers Michael Moore, Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock joined together on Tuesday morning with top New York City officials to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Downtown Community Television Center's brand new documentary-only theater. The 73 seat, digital cinema will be t...
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How to Film Politicians: A Guide to Gaining Access from the Filmmakers of 'Caucus'
AJ Schnack and Nathan Truesdell are well known in the documentary community; they work with Esther Robinson and others to stage the Cinema Eye Honors every year. They're also filmmakers in their own right. Both filmmakers had two films at this year's Hot Docs. Schnack co-directed, with True/False co...
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Tiffany Shlain Explains How and Why Non-Profits and Others Can Crowdsource Film Production for Free
Tiffany Shlain, who has been a player in the Bay Area tech scene for over a decade and who directed the 2011 Sundance film "Connected," is currently promoting her cloud filmmaking project, a way for organizations and others to get filmmakers all over the world to contribute to collaborative film pro...
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'When I Walk,' 'Dragon Girls' Top Hot Docs Winners
The 20th edition of Hot Docs concluded this weekend with 11 awards and $89,000 in cash and prizes being presented to Canadian and international filmmakers, including awards for Festival films in competition and those recognizing emerging and established filmmakers.
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Docs – Life After Tribeca? These Titles Deserve It
A few good docs always emerge from Tribeca. Yet emerging from any film festival with strong reviews and a distribution deal doesn’t mean that anyone will see the film.
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10 Films You Must See From This Year's Hot Docs
The 20th anniversary of Hot Docs -- the largest documentary film festival in North America -- comes to a close this weekend after a discovery-filled 11 days where many notable docs made their festival debuts ahead of what will surely be healthy stints on the circuit.
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