In this interview, ‘Crumb’ director Terry Zwigoff looks back on his documentary films and how he turned production obstacles into creative opportunities. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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At CPH:DOX 2026, the creative doc industry bands together for a “European Netflix” and more coproductions. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. By @antkaufman.bsky.social.
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With their DIY sci-fi shorts, The Critics built a film career from scratch in Kaduna. Co-directed by Pietra Brettkelly, their documentary portrait ‘Crocodile’ is reintroducing the Nigerian collective to the world. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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In this interview, first-time doc filmmaker Matty Wishnow talks about directing The Last Critic, a portrait of trailblazing music writer Robert Christgau. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
Even amid a program that felt overwhelmed by consumer-friendly “content,” the Austin fest still offered some documentaries worth seeking out. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
In this interview, Paleocrassas discusses what drew him to craft the coming-of-age tale that doubles as a nature doc alongside his protagonist, the titular Bugboy. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
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.’ Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
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 Sofia.' Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
The decades-long collaboration between Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede is marked by mining real-life stories in the borderlands of American history. Read more on #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
The 76th edition of the European festival prized personal docs, as well as projects that put accountability front and center. By @nicolasrapold.bsky.social. Read more on #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
Calling all IDA Members! Join us on March 12, 2026, to celebrate the arrival of Documentary magazine’s latest issue. We will gather for a casual mixer where IDA members can get to know the folks behind #DocumentaryMag. RSVP for this members-only event today! www.documentary.org/event/ida-me...
As the distinction between AI’s use as an assistant and as a creative tool blurs, what this means for AI enhancement demands close scrutiny. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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How ‘Melania’ serves its titular subject, its filmmakers, and its financier is by invoking documentary’s authenticity but not its accountability. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/feature/some...
Daily diaries from the French documentary coproduction market in Biarritz. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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Kimberlee Bassford looks back on the unexpected developments that continue to shift the structure of her Sia Figiel doc ‘Before the Moon Falls.’ Read more on #DocumentaryMag.
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In this interview, Getty Images execs discuss media trust, licensing fee structures, and generative AI tools at the storied archive. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/online-featu...
Seven decades of nuclear documentaries oscillate between state propaganda and radical witness, revealing more about power than atoms. Read more on #DocumentaryMag.
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A new Raymond Depardon retrospective presents the full breadth of the French filmmaker and photojournalist’s keen-eyed documentary impulses. Read more #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/online-featu...
‘Documentary’ editor Abby Sun pays tribute to the renowned filmmaker who championed a vision of uncompromising artistic independence. A week ago, Frederick Wiseman passed away. As a filmmaker, his work is indelible. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
Madhusree Dutta discusses ‘Flying Tigers,’ her decades-spanning Berlinale doc about memories and histories reclaimed. Read more on #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
In this interview, Kevin B. Lee discusses why he expanded the desktop documentary to craft his feature debut, ‘Afterlives.’ Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
This year’s When East Meets West market at Trieste framed its program not in terms of scale or prestige, but of precision. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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This essay and interview examine how James Benning’s EIGHT BRIDGES builds on his decades-long approach to extended observation, personal geography, and political engagement. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/online-featu...
Newly restored documentaries from the 1950s–1980s reveal how Caribbean filmmakers forged a liberation cinema and why its practices matter now. Read more on #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/feature/orde...
Watch the theatrical trailer for Angelo Madsen’s feature documentary ‘A Body to Live In,’ an exploration of body modification and the life of performance artist Fakir Musafar. #DocumentaryMag
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Post house Sugar Studios offers filmmakers with mid-tier budgets a lifeline in an era of contraction, enabling projects that might otherwise collapse in the expensive patchwork of L.A. post. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/feature/maki...
The documentary industry looks for upsides amid decimation at Sundance 2026. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. www.documentary.org/online-featu...
Filmmakers Lance and Brandon Kramer provide an accounting of what achieving #2 at the U.S. box office actually requires for self-distributed films, and the political danger in the industrial preference for high-budget celeb projects. #DocumentaryMag #OpEd
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After stepping down from running DocuBox, founder Judy Kibinge reflects back on her 13-year tenure at the Kenya-based East Africa documentary fund. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu...
An IDA Exclusive: Catapult Film Fund announces the launch of Project Accelerator: Technology & Society, a new funding initiative debuting to celebrate the organization’s 15th anniversary and its first round of 18 grantees. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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