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  • '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
  • Tom Roston's Top 10 Documentaries of 2012
    Find out what films made it to the top of Doc Soup Man's list this year! From advocacy films, to those lauded for their artistry and cinematography, the list is just a small sampling of the great doc year that was 2012.
    Tom Roston 6 min read December 23, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • 2012: A Documentary Year in Review
    Twelve stories from 2012 that inspired, thrilled and surprised us. A recap of the year in documentary news.
    POV Staff 13 min read December 18, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Reviewing the 2013 Oscar Shortlist
    Tom Roston takes a look at this years docs which are contenders for Academy nominations, referencing that the list proves it was a strong year for documentaries.
    Tom Roston 3 min read December 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Seven Mothers from Seven Mother's Day Documentaries
    In time for Mother's Day, Tom Roston presents a list of documentaries that celebrate motherhood in all its forms.
    Tom Roston 4 min read May 12, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Re-Edited 'Bully' Receives PG-13 Rating In Time for Theatrical Expansion
    After weeks of controversy, the MPAA has decided to give a PG-13 rating to a version of Lee Hirsch's documentary Bully that has cut some but not all profanity.
    POV Staff 3 min read April 6, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Director Lee Hirsch on Bully's MPAA Rating Battle and the Impact of the F-Word
    The director of Bully, a victim of bullying himself, tells Tom Roston "the experience that these kids go through should be as it is."
    Tom Roston 3 min read March 6, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • My Five Favorite Documentaries from True/False Film Fest 2012
    Tom Roston recaps the Midwestern film festival True/False, where he saw a slate of inspiring documentaries including How to Survive a Plague, The Imposter, Bully, Searching for Sugar Man and Undefeated.
    Tom Roston 6 min read March 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Preview of the 2012 True/False Film Fest
    Tom Roston gives a rundown of the films he is looking forward to seeing at the True/False documentary festival, as well as some of the quirky events he hopes to catch while he's there.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 28, 2012 Doc Soup Comments