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Ross McElwee Discusses ‘Remake,’ the Loss of His Son, and Returning to Filmmaking After More Than a Decade-Long Break

In this interview, Ross McElwee discusses Remake, his first feature in over a decade, which focuses on the loss of his son and collaborator, Adrian

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“The Truth Behind the Artifice”: ‘Crumb’ Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff Looks Back on Learning to be a Director on the Fly

In this interview, Crumb director Terry Zwigoff looks back on his documentary films and how he turned production obstacles into creative opportunities

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Making It: Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics Break Down ‘Crocodile,’ A Collaborative Portrait of the Nigerian Filmmaking Collective

With their DIY sci-fi shorts, The Critics built a film career from scratch in Kaduna. Co-directed by Pietra Brettkelly, their documentary portrait

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Rock Star: Matty Wishnow Talks About ‘The Last Critic,’ His Portrait of Trailblazing Music Writer Robert Christgau

In this interview, first-time doc filmmaker Matty Wishnow talks about directing The Last Critic, a portrait of trailblazing music writer Robert

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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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