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  • #365Docs: Grizzly Man (93/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 4 min read August 22, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • #365Docs: Encounters at the End of the World (24/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 26, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • Thom Powers on SundanceNOW's Doc Club
    The indie film and documentary lovers over at SundanceNOW cooked up a fun idea, a doc club -- you know, like a book club. It's an engaging way of trying to wed the exploding world of online viewing and the many people who are passionate about watching documentaries.
    Tom Roston 5 min read October 16, 2012 Doc Soup 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
  • The United States of Documentaries (Map)
    A state-by-state breakdown of the best, most representative and most unique documentaries from the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 22, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The Elusive 'General' Audience
    In a second post in a series on finding an audience for your documentary, Edward J. Delaney looks at how an emphasis on your film's storyline can help you grow your audience beyond a small core of fans.
    Edward J. Delaney 7 min read October 19, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'American Teacher' and the Challenges of Finding a Few to Speak For the Many
    Filmmaker Vanessa Roth explains how she selected four teachers to represent the nation's 3.2 million in her new documentary, American Teacher, which opens in NY and LA on September 30, 2011.
    Edward J. Delaney 6 min read September 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Soup: 10 Documentaries About Animals that Every Human Animal Should See
    Independent journalist Tom Roston's list of top animal documentaries is sure to ruffle a few feathers. Read Doc Soup Man's mini-reviews then vote for your own favorite!
    Tom Roston 4 min read August 17, 2011 Doc Soup Comments