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The Personal Documentary Considered in 'The Cinema of Me'
The construction of subjectivity in first-person documentary is given serious consideration in The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First
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Unsigned Gems: Amid an Overwhelming Lineup, SXSW 2026 Offered a Number of American Docs Worth Seeking Out
Even amid a program that felt overwhelmed by consumer-friendly “content,” the Austin fest still offered some documentaries worth seeking out
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Personal Effects: Berlinale 2026 Prizes Personal Docs With a Hands-on or Handmade Form
The 76th edition of the European festival prized personal docs as well as projects that put accountability front and center
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In Construction: Madhusree Dutta Talks Bridging History and Memory in Her Berlinale-Premiering ‘Flying Tigers’
Madhusree Dutta discusses Flying Tigers, her decades-spanning Berlinale doc about memories and histories reclaimed
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Revisiting Memory, Desire and Form: Angelica Ruffier on Her IFFR-Bound ‘La belle année’
In this interview, Angelica Ruffier talks about mining her past brushes with desire for her IFFR doc La belle année
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Exclusive: Trailer for IFFR Doc ‘Far from Maine’
Watch the trailer for Far From Maine, Roy Cohen’s deeply personal feature documentary which will world-premiere at Rotterdam
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DOK Leipzig 2025: Doc Together, ‘The Thing to Be Done,’ ‘Elephants & Squirrels,’ and ‘A Scary Movie’
The world’s oldest documentary festival continues its commitment to an equitable world, from supporting exiled filmmakers to its programming
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Building Consent: Brandon and Lance Kramer on ‘Holding Liat’
In this interview, the Kramer brothers discuss ethical challenges and considerations in Holding Liat and weaving consent into the fabric of their
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Lines in Sand: IDFA 2025 Traces Documentary Collaboration Across Borders
In its first edition under Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez, IDFA highlighted documentaries that cross borders both geopolitical and
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“Documentary Probably Doesn’t Exist”: Gianluca Matarrese on ‘GEN_’ and ‘I Want Her Dead’
Gianluca Matarrese discusses his festival darlings GEN_ and I Want Her Dead, plus why “documentary probably doesn’t exist”
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