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Small Wonders: Lucas Paleocrassas on ‘Bugboy’ and the Fragile Beauty of Growing Up
In this interview, Lucas Paleocrassas discusses what drew him to craft the coming-of-age tale that doubles as a nature doc alongside his protagonist
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Fungal Cinema: Otilia Portillo Padua on Profiling Two Indigenous Mycologists in her SXSW And CPH:DOX Doc ‘Daughters of the Forest’
In this interview, Otilia Portillo Padua talks about having a mycological (and sci-fi) approach to her SXSW and CPH:DOX film, Daughters of the Forest
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Sofia Coppola Unwittingly Goes Back to Her 90s Scrapbook Sensibility in Her Feature Doc, ‘Marc by Sofia’
In this interview, Sofia Coppola looks back at her scrappy ’90s TV project, Hi Octane, and portraying friend Marc Jacobs in her first doc, Marc by
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The Feedback: Kimberlee Bassford Describes the Unexpected Developments that Continue to Shift the Structure of ‘Before the Moon Falls’
Kimberlee Bassford looks back on the unexpected developments that continue to shift the structure of her Sia Figiel doc Before the Moon Falls
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The APA Sits Down With Getty to Discuss the Role of the Archive in the Age of AI
In this interview, Getty Images execs discuss media trust, licensing fee structures, and generative AI tools at the storied archive
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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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Becoming the River: Kristina Mikhailova Discusses Violence, Anger, and Female Agency in ‘River Dreams’
In this interview, Kristina Mikhailova discusses violence, anger, and female agency in her Berlinale title River Dreams
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War as “Something Interconnected and Repetitive”: Marie Wilke on Her Berlinale-premiering Scenario 
German director Marie Wilke discusses her observational principles at Europe’s largest military training ground, where war is meticulously rehearsed
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“A New Way to Care”: Kevin B. Lee on Expanding the Desktop Documentary With His Feature Debut ‘Afterlives’
In this interview, Kevin B. Lee discusses why he needed to expand the desktop documentary to craft his feature debut, Afterlives
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“It Seems to Be the Time to Consider Bridges”: James Benning on ‘EIGHT BRIDGES’
This essay and interview examines how James Benning’s EIGHT BRIDGES builds on his decades-long approach to extended observation, personal geography
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