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Articles by Patricia Thomson

A woman wearing black adjusts her eye makeup in the mirror, while a red-headed woman wearing glasses looks at the camera in the foreground. From ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.’ Photo courtesy of Neon.
60 Years On, the New York Film Festival Stays Strong
Wed, 10/26/2022
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Tata Balladares and other para-enforcers pose with a chainsaw they have confiscated and dismantled. From Karl Malakunas' 'Delikado.' Photo: Karl Malakunas
Defending the Rainforest in the Philippines: 'Delikado' Means Danger
Mon, 09/26/2022
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Two medical workers from Yung Chang’s ‘Wuhan Wuhan’ wear masks, bodysuits, and face shields with printed images of themselves on their chests in order to still be recognizable under all their safety wear. Courtesy of Stars Collective Films Entertainment Group Inc.
As 'POV' Turns 35, Executive Producer Erika Dilday Speaks about the PBS Nonfiction Showcase
Wed, 09/21/2022
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Claude Motley, a middle-aged Black man, sits in front of a bookcase speaking to a woman who is sitting with her back to the camera. A BTS shot from Brad Lichtenstein’s ‘When Claude Got Shot.’ Courtesy of the filmmaker.
Crime & Punishment: The Sentencing Scene in 'When Claude Got Shot'
Mon, 05/09/2022
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A black-and-white image of a woman with dark skin and dark curly hair holding an early Sony video camera. Courtesy of DCTV
DCTV Celebrates 50 Years of Media Activism and Training
Tue, 04/19/2022
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A white woman with shoulder-length red hair talks on a pay phone in a hallway of a correctional facility. From Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger’s ‘Apart,’ which airs February 21 on ‘Independent Lens.’ Courtesy of the filmmakers.
How To Begin a Documentary: Breaking Down the Opening Scene from 'Apart'
Thu, 02/17/2022
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Mama Icha is a senior Colombian woman seen here wistfully lost in thought. From Oscar Molina’s ‘La Casa de Mama Icha.’ Courtesy of Oscar Molina.
Oscar Molina's 'La Casa de Mama Icha': Filming Longing in Documentary
Wed, 10/20/2021
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A cave diver, wearing diving equipment and two headlamps, searches in a flooded cave in Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach. From E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's 'The Rescue' Photo: : National Geographic)
'The Rescue' Recounts the 2018 Thailand Cave Mission
Tue, 09/21/2021
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Two underwater cameras amidst seaweeds. An underwater scene from ‘The Loneliest Whale,’ directed by Joshua Zeman. Courtesy of Bleecker Street.
The Challenges of Filming 'The Loneliest Whale' Documentary
Thu, 07/15/2021
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Zaylin, one of the dogs featured in Elizabeth Lo's 'Stray,' sits in the meridian of an Istanbul boulevard watching the cars pass by.
How Elizabeth Lo Filmed the Life of Street Dogs in 'Stray'
Wed, 03/03/2021
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The noir lighting of Sergio dictating a late-night memo; from Maite Alberdi’s 'The Mole Agent'
‘The Mole Agent’: Film Noir Infiltrates Nonfiction Filmmaking
Thu, 01/21/2021
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Side portrait of a dog from Elizabeth Lo's 'Stray,' a Magnolia Pictures release. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
The Feedback: Elizabeth Lo's 'Stray'
Tue, 01/19/2021
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From Karla Murthy's 'The Place That Makes Us,' which benefited from DOC NYC's marketing toolkit. Murthy participated in the Ohio leg of the DOC NYC Road Trip. Courtesy of DOC NYC
DOC NYC Goes National with a Cross-country Road Trip
Sun, 11/29/2020
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The New York Film Festival: Documentaries Stand Front and Center
Thu, 10/15/2020
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A young Dujuan Hoosan is sitting on a hill, looking pensively to his left. He is from the Arrernte Nation, group of Aboriginal Australian peoples from Central Australia.
'In My Blood It Runs:' Visualizing the Weight of History through an Aboriginal Child's Eyes
Mon, 09/21/2020
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Scene from Welcome to Chechnya where security guard is checking the backup team's passports outside of their car.
How Hidden Cameras Captured a Daring Rescue in 'Welcome to Chechnya'
Wed, 08/26/2020
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Steven Garza, protagonist from Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s 'Boys State', addresses the audience at the Nationalists Run-Off Debates.
The Vérité Teamwork on 'Boys State'
Thu, 08/13/2020
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Digital Disguise: 'Welcome to Chechnya''s Face Veil Is a Game Changer in Identity Protection
Tue, 06/30/2020
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Archives as Alter Ego: The Inventiveness of Kim Longinotto's 'Shooting the Mafia'
Fri, 11/01/2019
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