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Tom Roston’s Doc Soup
  • Telling the Story of Mental Illness in 'God Knows Where I Am'
    How Linda Bishop's story speaks to state of mental illness in the U.S.
    Tom Roston 8 min read April 11, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Filmmaker Dawn Porter Is No Longer Worried About Alienating an Audience
    Why Dawn Porter doesn't believe the documentary community is guilty of identity politics.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 22, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Who Watches Documentaries? Who Doesn't? Festival Directors Evaluate Their Audience in the Trump Era
    Within the issues, festival directors see an opportunity.
    Tom Roston 7 min read March 21, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • With Graphic Imagery, 'Cries From Syria' Calls on Audiences to See Conflict's Harsh Reality
    Director Evgeny Afineevsky aims to make audiences think, re-evaluate, and learn.
    Tom Roston 6 min read March 11, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Artful, Intelligent and Unconventional Approach That Sets MoMA's Doc Fortnight Apart
    Taking place at the Museum of Modern Art, Doc Fortnight spotlights the artful aspects of nonfiction filmmaking.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 16, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Short in Length, Big on Vision: Inside the 5 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts
    Why the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts are worth the download or trip to the theater.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 14, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • 2017 Academy Awards: The A-List Contenders for Best Feature Documentary and Best Documentary Short Subject
    The stellar documentary competition for the 89th Academy Awards.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 26, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Fact or Fiction: 'FRAUD' Challenges What Constitutes a Documentary
    A new film by Dean Fleischer-Camp controversially tests the boundaries of documentary.
    Tom Roston 7 min read January 19, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Documentaries to Watch at Sundance, Slamdance or in Theaters in 2017
    What does 2017 have in store for us? Doc Soup Man highlights his picks.
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 5, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup's Top Ten Documentaries of 2016
    Doc Soup Man shares his official top ten documentaries of 2016. What's on your list?
    Tom Roston 4 min read December 19, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • A TV Film or a Film on TV: 'O.J. Simpson: Made in America' Puts the Divide in Doubt
    Is categorizing a documentary a meaningless endeavor in the first place?
    Tom Roston 4 min read December 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • New Anthology Showcases a New York City Not Traditionally Seen on Film
    'True New York' reveals vivid, nuanced stories that are so much a part of the fabric of New York City and yet so underappreciated.
    Tom Roston 10 min read November 29, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • 'Bully' Director Lee Hirsch on How Filmmakers Could Respond to a President Trump
    A textbook grade-school bully now wields the power of the most powerful bully pulpit. If you are also trying to put the pieces back together post-election, I think a good place to start is with Lee Hirsch, director of Bully.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 23, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Nostalgic, Intimate Reveal of 'Uncle Howard'
    New documentary explores the life of a beloved relative involved in the 70s and 80s filmmaking scene in New York City.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 17, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • 'Religion of Sports' Gets Into the Depths of Sports Fandom
    Executive Producer Deepak Chopra on how sports can provide meaning, purpose and significance.
    Tom Roston 6 min read November 15, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • 10 Great Docs You (and I) Should See at DOC NYC 2016
    Tom Roston's 10 films you may not know about, but should.
    Tom Roston 8 min read November 10, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Word Association With DOC NYC's 2016 Lineup
    A helpful, head-spinning word association guide to every 111 feature documentary at DOC NYC courtesy of Basil Tsiokos.
    Tom Roston 5 min read November 9, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • 5 Filmmakers Share Their Hypothetical Post-Election Documentary
    Filmmakers share one salient detail from their hypothetical post-2016 Election film.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 7, 2016 Doc Soup Comments

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