February 2007

Humor in Documentaries February 2007

Docs, like life itself, can be funny. In this issue, we present the lighter side of nonfiction.

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Features

Feature | February 2007

The Five Obstructions--Revisited

By Tom White

Aesthetics Directing

Feature | February 2007

You Too Can Make a Hit Doc! With the Mix 'n' Match Instant Documentary Maker

By Eddie Schmidt

Aesthetics

Feature | February 2007

Stand-ups, Sitcoms and Satirists: 'Make 'em Laugh' to Chronicle a Century of Comedy

By Lauren Cardillo

TV Docs

Feature | February 2007

A Documentarian Walks into a Bar…

By Tamara Krinsky

Feature | February 2007

Reality Can Be Funnier Than Fiction: A Look at Humor in Documentaries

By Josh Slates

Feature | February 2007

Confessions of a Documentary Whore: Another Film on 'Filthy' Waters

By John Koch

Feature | February 2007

F Is for Phony: Fake Documentary and Truth's Undoing--Where the Truth Lies: When Reality Ain't

By Ron Sutton

Book Reviews Ethics

Feature | February 2007

In My Own Defense: How Documentary Filmmaking Drove Me Insane, Part One

By Christine Fugate

Distribution Festivals Business

Columns

Column | February 2007

Lab Testing: WGBH Offers Opportunities for Indies

By Tamara Krinsky

Education Funding

Column | February 2007

Jim McBride, L.M. Kit Carson and Michael Wadleigh's 'David Holzman's Diary'

By Mitchell Block

Playback

Column | February 2007

Festival Focus: Festival do Rio

By Shari Kizirian

Festivals

Column | February 2007

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, February 2007

By Tom White

Fast Foreword