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This article is intended for documentary filmmakers who, for reasons of access or budget, work alone, or nearly so. Hiring a professional sound person

Things are rarely black and white in the realm of nonfiction, but when it comes to social justice in these United States, events can seem to align

For over 16 years, veteran producers Jedd and Todd Wider have proven their mettle in the documentary film community. Together, the brothers have

Racial unrest at the University of Missouri in Columbia in fall 2015 led to national headlines, a threatened boycott by the football team and the

Some of the great recent documentaries— Citizenfour, Cartel Land, The Overnighters, Darwin's Nightmare, My Country, My Country—were shot with little

When film theoretician, professor, author and critic Bill Nichols comes out with a new book, we sit up and take notice. His ten previously published

In October 2010, I attended a screening of Primary at the Paley Center in New York, followed by a conversation with filmmakers Robert Drew, Richard

For the past several years, America has witnessed almost daily incidents of unarmed black men and women being killed by the police—and these incidents

Fact Box: Duration of Program: 2 years Degree Offered: MFA in Documentary Filmmaking Components of Program: First year: fundamentals ofcomplete

Dear Readers, Since The Election lurched half of America into a maelstrom of dread and anxiety, we in the documentary community have been retrenching