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Tom Roston’s Doc Soup
  • 'Peter and the Farm' Finds Profound Harmony Between Visuals and Storytelling
    Far from a talking head, Peter Dunning is a deeply compelling protagonist.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 3, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • When Documentary Filmmakers Direct Political Ads
    When documentary storytelling intersects with political advertising.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 1, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Spine-Tingling, Eye-Opening Thrill of Morgan Spurlock's 'Rats'
    'Rats' invites viewers into a world underneath the gutters and in the shadows.
    Tom Roston 3 min read October 21, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • How Documentarians Have Covered Donald Trump Throughout the Years
    A look at the past and present documentaries that have covered Donald Trump.
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 19, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Terrence Malick's First Documentary Tackles the History of the Universe
    The exquisitely constructed Voyage of Time is not your average science documentary.
    Tom Roston 3 min read October 4, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Documentary Box Office Fizzle of 2016
    The soft year at the box office may set the trend for the future theatrical life of all documentaries.
    Tom Roston 5 min read September 29, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Subverting North Korean Propaganda Through Documentary
    These films show what's really happening within North Korea's closed borders.
    Tom Roston 3 min read September 21, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Slippery Slope of Documentary Subjectivity
    Is there more to Author: The JT LeRoy Story than what we are seeing?
    Tom Roston 9 min read September 12, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Regional Filmmakers With an International Footprint: 50 Years of Kartemquin Films
    Kartemquin Films co-founder Gordon Quinn shares the key to the Chicago production company's longevity.
    Tom Roston 5 min read August 18, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • First Look at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival's Documentary Lineup
    The 2016 nonfiction TIFF slate includes Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Steve James and Leonardo DiCaprio.
    Tom Roston 14 min read August 9, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Documentary That Tells The Story of America's First Mass School Shooting
    Why a new documentary on the 1966 UT Tower Shooting is ever relevant.
    Tom Roston 5 min read August 1, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Socially Significant, Top-notch Storytelling of Life, Animated
    Doc Soup Man talks to the Suskind family about their inspiring documentary.
    Tom Roston 3 min read July 13, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Is Seeing Believing? The New Documentaries Challenging Reality
    There's more than meets the eye in these new nonfiction films.
    Tom Roston 5 min read May 5, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • How to Program the Largest Documentary Festival in North America
    For Hot Docs Director of Programming Shane Smith, putting together an engaging, diverse film festival is no easy task, and he wouldn't want it any other way.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 26, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Tribeca 2016: A Virtual Reality Odyssey
    How nonfiction filmmakers work with virtual reality.
    Tom Roston 4 min read April 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Real Subjects, Real People, Real Experiences at Full Frame 2016
    Doc Soup Man's biggest takeaway from Full Frame? Documentary honesty.
    Tom Roston 3 min read April 11, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Urgent, Enriching, and Harrowing Documentaries at Full Frame
    The documentaries you'll regret missing at Full Frame 2016.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 5, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • New Documentary Chooses Anecdotal Evidence Over Scientific Credibility
    Doc Soup Man reports from the New York City premiere of Andrew Wakefield's 'Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe.'
    Tom Roston 6 min read April 3, 2016 Doc Soup Comments

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