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Fernanda Rossi
  • 10 Tips for Successful Fundraising Demos
    Viewing trailers may not render a single rule that applies to other projects or filmmakers. Yet there are some common principles that help the filmmaker think strategically about his or her choices. Here are my tips.
    Fernanda Rossi 4 min read April 17, 2014 Story Doctor Comments
  • 7 Funding Tricks from 7 Documentary Filmmakers
    POV's Story Doctor Fernanda Rossi has been probing successful filmmakers about their budgets for the last few months. Here's what she's learned...
    POV Staff 4 min read March 26, 2014 Story Doctor Comments
  • Film Anatomy: David Bromberg Unsung Treasure
    Fernanda Rossi dissects the making of the documentary David Bromberg Unsung Treasure by Beth Toni Kruvant. Read about the filmmaker's smart moves, memorable moments, and what she vows to never do again.
    Fernanda Rossi 3 min read January 23, 2014 Story Doctor Comments
  • Film Anatomy: Fringes: New Adventures in Jewish Living
    Fernanda Rossi dissects the making of the documentary Fringes: New Adventures in Jewish Living by Paula Weiman-Kelman and Jonathan Lopatin. Read about the filmmaker's smart moves, memorable moments, and what she vows to never do again.
    Fernanda Rossi 5 min read January 9, 2014 Story Doctor Comments
  • Film Anatomy: Felix Austria!
    Fernanda Rossi dissects the making of the documentary Felix Austria! by filmmaker Christine Beebe. Read about the filmmaker's smart moves, memorable moments, and what she vows to never do again.
    Fernanda Rossi 4 min read October 3, 2013 Story Doctor Comments
  • Film Anatomy: Justice For My Sister
    Justice For My Sister follows one woman's journey through the Guatemalan justice system as she struggles to hold her sister's killer accountable. Read about the filmmaker's smart moves, memorable moments, and what she vows to never do again.
    Fernanda Rossi 6 min read September 19, 2013 Story Doctor Comments
  • Film Anatomy: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is an entertaining tribute to the iconic writer Gore Vidal. Read about the filmmaker's smart moves, memorable moments, and what he vows to never do again.
    Fernanda Rossi 3 min read September 5, 2013 Story Doctor Comments