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  • POV Nominated for Six News & Documentary Emmy Awards
    "POV and AmRef have presented documentaries that open a new world for Americans across the country. These films—taking us from the South Korean countryside to the Faroese fisheries to the Syrian battlefields—capture perspectives spanning the globe and the human experience."
    POV Pressroom 3 min read July 26, 2018 Press Room
  • AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Creating Shadow Theater Re-enactments For Finding Kukan
    In the following America ReFramed UNFILTERED contribution, filmmaker Robin Lung discusses an artistic collaboration and the technique she employed to bring aspects of her subject’s story to life.
    AMERICA REFRAMED 5 min read May 9, 2018 AMERICA REFRAMED: UNFILTERED 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
  • Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun Raise Awareness Amongst Silence
    While on the Oscar campaign trail, Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun raise awareness against the silence on the 1960s Indonesian genocide.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 22, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • What an Oscar Nomination Means to Joshua Oppenheimer
    How Oscar recognition can aid a greater purpose.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar or Oscan't: Doc Soup Man Predictions for Best Documentary Feature
    Doc Soup Man's Academy Award predictions are in, and he had to let a few favorites go.
    Tom Roston 3 min read January 11, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Great Expectations: The Surprising And Not So Surprising Oscar Documentary Shortlist Picks
    See what documentaries made the cut for the Oscar shortlist.
    Tom Roston 2 min read December 2, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Action-Packed Nuance of Cartel Land
    The case for Cartel Land to make the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 18, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Hollywood's Opportunity for a Referendum on Scientology
    Alex Gibney's documentary Going Clear is giving Hollywood the chance to say, "This Scientology crap isn't what we're about."
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 28, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2015: What the Documentary Winners Said (Or Didn't)
    The documentary community breathed a deep sigh of relief last night when Laura Poitras won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, but her speech was a missed opportunity.
    Tom Roston 2 min read February 23, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Linklater, Like Flaherty Before Him
    Like Flaherty, Linklater is pioneering a new form in film.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 10, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar Predictions 2015: And the nominees are…
    Doc Soup Man reflects on his Oscar nomination predictions -- after finding out he got only 60 percent right -- and checks in with two nominated filmmakers.
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 15, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar Predictions 2015: And the nominees will be…
    Doc Soup Man is not one to shy away from predictions. His thoughts on which documentaries will be nominated for the Oscars in 2015.
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 13, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2014
    What's the best documentary of 2014? We're tracking festivals, critics, blogs, award shows and more to determine the top docs of the year.
    POV Staff 3 min read December 18, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • With 'Life Itself,' Steve James Has Earned the Right to Oscar
    He's already been robbed of one. After decades of making documentaries, Steve James has earned the right to be recognized with an Oscar.
    Tom Roston 5 min read December 16, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Oscars: Doc Soup Man's Predictions for Best Documentary
    Five documentaries are vying for an Academy Award this Sunday. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston picks the one that could win, and why.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 25, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Predicting the Oscars' Best Documentary Nominees
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston predicts this year's Oscar nominations for Best Documentary. He's been on target before... will he get it right again?
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 15, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2013: Can Anything Overtake Sugar Man?
    It’s as close to a lock on the Oscar winner as we’ve had in years. Everyone else is saying that 'Searching for Sugar Man' will win, so, just for the sake of keeping things lively, Tom Roston gives the race a second thought.
    Tom Roston 4 min read February 22, 2013 Doc Soup Comments

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