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  • PRESS RELEASE: 'Brimstone & Glory' | Viktor Jakovleski’s Visually Stunning Documentary Reveals the Grandeur of Tultepec’s National Pyrotechnic Festival
    Brimstone & Glory has its national broadcast and streaming debut on the PBS documentary series POV and pov.org on Monday, July 2, 2018 at 10 p.m. (check local listings).
    POV Pressroom 7 min read June 11, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • Full Frame Documentary Festival 2015: A Recap
    Doc Soup Man highlights films to watch out for and his favorite documentary celebrity encounters at Full Frame Documentary Festival 2015.
    Tom Roston 4 min read April 13, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Top 5 Films from Hot Docs 2014
    Hot Docs Film Festival 2014 concluded this weekend in Toronto, Canada. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston shares his favorite films from the fest.
    Tom Roston 5 min read May 5, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Hot Docs: Discovering 'Pine Ridge'
    Allow Doc Soup Man Tom Roston to introduce you to Pine Ridge, a documentary that made an impression at Hot Docs in Toronto by first-time Swedish filmmaker Anna Eborn.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 28, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Hot Docs: 10 Documentaries Doc Soup Man Is Eager to See
    Toronto's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival runs April 24 to May 4, 2014.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 21, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • PBS Indies Shorts – Now Streaming at POV
    Celebrate independent films with the PBS Indies Shorts by streaming three new POV shorts.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 5, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • True/False: Interview with 'Actress' Filmmaker Robert Greene
    Doc Soup Man interviews filmmaker Robert Greene of the documentary Actress. Premieres at True/False Film Fest 2014.
    Tom Roston 7 min read February 18, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • New York Film Festival Documentary Highlights
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston lists five bold and ambitious documentary projects presenting at the upcoming New York Film Festival.
    Tom Roston 3 min read September 23, 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
  • 2011 New York Film Festival Documentary Preview
    Documentaries have been a staple of the New York Film Festival, the city's eclectic showcase of international auteurs, and 2011's edition (Sept. 30 to Oct. 16) is no exception.
    Adam Schartoff 5 min read September 22, 2011 Documentary News Comments