On documentary, social practice, and learning from the educational obligation they share
Getting Real
In this interview, Getting Real ’26 keynote speaker Petna Ndaliko Katondolo discusses the practice of ancestral ecology storytelling and using
Fuera de Campo, a political initiative committed to showcasing Argentine cinema, found a fitting 2025 opener in Lucas Gallo’s televisual archive doc
Three core members of Tikkun Olam Productions on unlearning the conventional model and what the nonprofit collective making movement-aligned work
Mandy Chang, recently appointed chief executive officer of the Documentary Film Council, on leveraging her decades-long experience to move beyond
Jean-Marie Teno is Africa’s preeminent documentary filmmaker. With a critical eye and a sharp wit, he questions the established truth, exposes the
Anand Patwardhan has been making political documentaries for over four decades pursuing diverse and controversial issues that are at the crux of social and political life in India. Many of his films were at one time or another banned by state television channels in India and became the subject of litigation by Patwardhan, who successfully challenged the censorship rulings in court.
Erika Dilday, a producer, journalist and media executive, is the executive director of American Documentary Inc. and executive producer of its award-winning documentary series POV on PBS and America ReFramed on WORLD Channel.
Nanfu Wang is an award-winning Chinese filmmaker based in the U.S. Wang directed and produced the feature documentaries 'Hooligan Sparrow' (Sundance 2016), 'I Am Another You' (SXSW 2017, Special Jury Prize winner), 'One Child Nation' (Sundance 2019, Grand Jury Prize Winner, Amazon), and 'In the Same Breath' (Sundance 2021, HBO).
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