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  • “Poverty Porn” and a Proposal That Could End It Once And For All
    There’s potential for exploitation whenever a documentary is made. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston proposes a new way to support the communities depicted by the filmmaker-without-a-cause.
    Tom Roston 6 min read May 5, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: So You Think You Can Doc
    OK, so it wasn’t exactly the United Nations General Assembly, but the power in the room was palpable. Last week, while President Obama and other world leaders met further uptown, I attended The Good Pitch, the climactic event of IFP’s Independent Film Week of panels and screenings in New York City. The Good Pitch is […]
    Tom Roston 4 min read September 28, 2009 Doc Soup Comments