POV's Documentary Blog

What We're Watching, What We're Reading: Week of March 7, 2008

Watching
Big Think
“YouTube for smart people” (via Utne Reader Blog)

The Future of Documentary
Pat Aufderheide talks with WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi (starts at 4 minute mark)

Reading
Documentary Shorts Are Seeing New Opportunities For Life
indieWire reports on new distribution models for short films.

Documentary filmmakers, Michael Moore is here to save you!
Moore announces new foundation that will subsidize theaters to screen indie films. (via Steady Diet of Film)

Is PBS Still Necessary?
New York Times article about whether public television is still needed in today’s cable TV landscape.