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  • Doc Memo: 21st Century's Top Films (So Far), HBO to Premiere Charlie Hebdo Doc
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 23, 2016 Documentary News 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
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Fairness and Representation
    Not all documentary characters are represented as heroes, and nor should they be.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 26, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • March (of the Docs) Madness 2015
    Legends, stirring storylines and passionate fans are a few of the commonalities between college basketball and documentary filmmaking. 32 documentary symbols go head to head in our March Madness tournament. Vote now!
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 15, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • #365Docs: From One Second to the Next (85/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read August 15, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • #365Docs: Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (81/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read August 14, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • #365Docs: The Unknown Known (32/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 4 min read April 13, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • POV Reimagines the Documentary – Again
    Cross-posted from Knight Blog, the blog of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Since its earliest days, POV has been an exercise in bridging independent voices and the public by offering new tools and technology for storytelling and engagement.
    POV Staff 4 min read April 10, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • DOC NYC 2013: Errol Morris's “The Unknown Known” and the Mysteries of Donald Rumsfeld
    The nation's largest documentary film festival opened with a "contemplative head-scratcher," a film the legendary director himself told the audience he likes because it's so unsatisfying.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 15, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Call for Documentary Critics
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston says film criticism is in decline just as documentary is reaching new heights in popularity. Where are the critics who can recognize what's great -- and what's not -- in a documentary?
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 29, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • When Commercials and Political Propaganda Become Indistinguishable
    A handful of new (non-political) commercials are finding their way into that ugly area between fact, fiction and advocacy in this election season.
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 26, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • An Overview of the Docs at TIFF
    With the Toronto International Film Festival having kicked off at the end of last week, Tom Roston provides a short list of his must-see docs in the festival this year.
    Tom Roston 3 min read September 10, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup Man Presents: A Discussion of Branded Documentaries and Branded Documentarians
    Morgan Spurlock isn't the only documentarian who's crossed over into the commercial world. Did you know there's an agency that specializes in bringing that nonfiction touch to a 30-second spot?
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Are We 'Surviving Progress'?
    Director Mathieu Roy looks at the risks of our technologically advanced age and tackles huge, existential questions within the wrapper of an 86-minute documentary. The film opens in New York City this weekend and expands to other select cities in April and May.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read April 6, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Documentary Films? That's Entertainment!
    Documentaries have started to assert that they, like their Hollywood cousins, can be more than simply 'engaging.' Doc Soup Man Tom Roston says they can be entertaining diversions too.
    Tom Roston 9 min read April 3, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • On Pinterest and in Documentaries, Don't Judge a Killer By An Image
    Doc Soup Man saw a graphic on Pinterest that paints Trayvon Martin's killer as a victim of media bias. What does it mean for the social networking site that the image was false?
    Tom Roston 4 min read March 27, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance 2012: When Documentary Subjects Attack
    When the 2012 Sundance Film Festival begins this Thursday, attendees will be treated to the premiere of a real-life version of When Documentary Subjects Attack!
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 18, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • The 2011 Documentary Oscars: My Shortlist
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston proposes an entirely different list of 15 films that could have just as easily been deemed Oscar-worthy.
    POV Staff 4 min read November 28, 2011 Documentary News Comments

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