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
Festivals
The world has radically changed over the past four months. Not only has the work of documentary filmmakers been significantly disrupted, but so has
In this new age of physical distancing and social isolation, computer screens and television monitors have become the focal point for our contact with
As a stopgap measure, the AFI Docs festival in Washington, DC was remarkably satisfying. The technology largely worked; most Zoom participants
One of the most jarring aspects of the global pandemic is the rapidity with which every part of life as we know it has been upended, forcing us to
The New Virtual Normal: Covering a Film Festival During COVID-19 Covering CPH:DOX—the first spring fest to respond to COVID-19 by moving entirely
It may sound hyperbolic, but there has never been a worse time in the history of the world to be launching an independent documentary into the
Since its founding in 2003, the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival, better known as CPH:DOX, has avidly embraced expanding definitions of
Film festivals are so crucial to launching your film, giving it that initial exposure to key thought leaders in the press, test-driving it in front of
This year's True/False Film Festival fought off COVID-19 with gallon jugs of hand sanitizer, outrageous costumes, and endless cocktails of creativity