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  • Doc Memo: Refugee Crisis Doc Picked as Italy's Oscar Contender, Laura Poitras' Plan to Shake Up Doc Storytelling
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 26, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • The Stunning Storytelling of Laura Poitras: Astro Noise
    Why award-winning documentarian Laura Poitras' first solo museum exhibition at the Whitney Museum can't be missed.
    Tom Roston 4 min read February 5, 2016 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
  • Oscar Predictions 2015: And the Winner Will Be…
    Tom Roston considers this year's Best Documentary Oscar contenders with his tried-and-true method for predicting which film will win.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 19, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Upcoming Event: The Documentary Filmmaker as Journalist
    What are the challenges of working in both the documentary and journalism spaces? Find out at the International Documentary Association’s upcoming Doc U panel discussion.
    POV Staff 1 min read February 10, 2015 Documentary News 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
  • Documentary Community Gathers at 2015 Cinema Eye Honors
    If there is ever a question whether or not there's an actual community of documentary filmmakers, the first bit of evidence should be the Cinema Eye Honors.
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 8, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Tom Roston's Top 10 Documentaries of 2014
    Without any throat clearing about how this was yet another great year for docs -- which it was, by the way -- I present my favorite nonfiction films of 2014
    Tom Roston 5 min read December 22, 2014 Doc Soup 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 Must-See Documentaries at This Year's DOC NYC Festival
    Doc Soup Man picks his top four documentaries for this year's festival.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 14, 2014 Doc Soup Comments