documentary film

Teslas or Woolly Mammoths? An Interview with ‘We Are As Gods’ Filmmakers

Teslas or Woolly Mammoths? An Interview with ‘We Are As Gods’ Filmmakers

Filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg talk about ‘We Are As Gods’, which tells the story of environmentalism pioneer, LSD enthusiast, and Whole Earth Catalogue founder, Steward Brand.

1928 Documentary ‘Travels in the Congo’ Reveals Allégret and Gide’s Colonial Sentiments

1928 Documentary ‘Travels in the Congo’ Reveals Allégret and Gide’s Colonial Sentiments

Marc Allégret and André Gide’s 1928 documentary Travels in the Congo overlooks colonialist crimes.

Best Picks for the DOC NYC Film Festival 2020

Best Picks for the DOC NYC Film Festival 2020

The virtual edition of the year's premiere documentary showcase, DOC NYC Film Festival 2020, begins streaming tomorrow, Wednesday, 11 November. Prepare to heap your queue up with this abundance of documentary offerings.

Dziga Vertov’s ‘The Man With the Movie Camera’ Remains a Fascinating Documentary

Dziga Vertov’s ‘The Man With the Movie Camera’ Remains a Fascinating Documentary

Dziga Vertov believed that the camera could function as an extension of the human eye, and could see and record a truth that the ordinary eye would miss.

An Influential Verité Documentary: ‘Chronicle of a Summer’

Perhaps the Filmmaker Should Go Back Underground: ‘The Molly Dineen Collection: Volume 3’

The Birthplace of Reality TV Celebrities: ‘The Molly Dineen Collection’

All Together Now

Life Into Art: Strange Culture and the Measure of Documentary Film

Full Frame 1: Enlightenment Sought in Darkened Theatres