With a nation in lockdown, documentaries in every form have never been as important to the UK’s rich public-service broadcasting system. As I wrote in
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Since childhood I’ve known and appreciated Mexican artists like Kahlo, Rivera and Orozco. The music my family listened to, like Vicente Fernandez or Juan Gabriel, brings back memories of different moments in my life. Today I am drawn to actors and filmmakers like Gael Garcia Bernal and Guillermo Del Toro, who are authentic voices in the Latinx community. The language, food, music, colors, books—I feel a strong, clear connection that this is my culture and I’ve always been very proud of this part of me. However, I did not recognize that my life and work have been part of another culture for over half my life.
Read in Spanish Part 1: La Isla Before Maria “Puerto Rico is a small island in a political limbo,” describes Karen Rossi, documentary filmmaker and
During this unprecedented period of the coronavirus pandemic, people have had to lean more and more on the use of technology for daily interactions
After completing the second of what would be four Q&As at the True/False film festival in March, David Osit, who directed the documentary Mayo r
Narrative justice demands that those closest to the problem define that problem. This necessarily means a rearrangement of who stands behind the camera, but also requires tools to advance responsible, accountable filmmaking no matter the filmmaker.
How important is streaming media to documentarians in Europe? Really important. At the International Documentary Festival at Amsterdam (IDFA) last
Documentaries aren’t solely about issues. “One problem filmmakers come across is, ‘Here’s an issue I care about. I’m going to talk to a bunch of
By Sheila Curran Bernard and Kenn Rabin Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from the second edition of Bernard and Rabin’s Archival Storytelling: A
Apple TV+ recently premiered Home, a new docuseries about nine of the world’s most innovative abodes. The series was set to debut at SXSW in March