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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
  • Doc Memo: Film on Legendary NYC Arcade, 7 Docs That Made Change
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 4 min read August 18, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Gang Life on The Reservation, The Fate of a Short-Form Miniseries
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 25, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Oscar-Nominated 'The Look of Silence' Unlocks Secrets of Indonesia's 1965 Genocide, Revealing Bravery and Humanity of Survivors
    Soft-spoken optometrist faces down his brother's unrepentant killers in unforgettable documentary; POV broadcast features conversation between director Joshua Oppenheimer and executive producer Werner Herzog.
    POV Pressroom 10 min read June 7, 2016 Press Room Comments
  • Doc Memo: Impact-Making Documentaries at Cannes, Q&A with Laura Poitras
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 18, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Documentary Inside Two Major Conflict Zones, Joshua Oppenheimer on Climate Change
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 4, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun Raise Awareness Amongst Silence
    While on the Oscar campaign trail, Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun raise awareness against the silence on the 1960s Indonesian genocide.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 22, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • What an Oscar Nomination Means to Joshua Oppenheimer
    How Oscar recognition can aid a greater purpose.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Giving Thanks for Docs
    I was feeling a general sense of gratitude for the world of documentary film. I got to thinking about the many things that I am thankful for.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 25, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • “My films are not about the crimes that happened in 1965. They are about impunity today.” Joshua Oppenheimer on 'The Look of Silence' and Revisiting the Indonesian Genocide
    Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer ("The Act of Killing") tells Doc Soup Man Tom Roston about the making of his new documentary, "The Look of Silence," which begins a theatrical run this weekend.
    Tom Roston 4 min read July 17, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Few Things to Note Before You Watch “The Look of Silence” This Weekend
    "It's all fairly straight-forward. But then, suddenly, the film takes a radical turn."
    Tom Roston 4 min read July 15, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Get Your Documentary Artistry Right Here
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston asks Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post to reconsider her view that today's documentaries aren't "bold, daring or artful."
    Tom Roston 5 min read June 29, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Wednesday, December 3: A Conversation with Joshua Oppenheimer, director of 'The Act of Killing'
    Ask The Act of Killing director Joshua Oppenheimer your questions on Google+. Join the chat live on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT).
    POV Staff 1 min read November 6, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • “Audacious, horrifying, boldly experimental… breaks so many rules of documentary decorum.” – 'The Act of Killing' Is Now Streaming Free at POV
    What critics have been saying about POV's documentary The Act of Killing, and all the ways you can watch it free right now.
    POV Staff 5 min read October 8, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: The Act of Killing
    As dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. Watch The Act of Killing, Monday on PBS.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 1, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Enter the Edit: Niels Pagh Andersen and Colin Nusbaum
    "There are a couple films in my career that changed me, not only as an editor, but as a human being... I think The Act of Killing absolutely is one of them." - Niels Pagh Andersen
    Emma Dessau 13 min read September 29, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Thom Powers on 'The Look of Silence,' and How the Toronto Film Fest's Conference Is Tackling the Digital Documentary Landscape
    Michael Moore, Joshua Oppenheimer, Marc Schiller and Astra Taylor will be a part of the Toronto International Film Festival's Doc Conference, Sept 9-10, 2014.
    Tom Roston 5 min read August 14, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Documentary Filmmakers Debate One of Their Own
    Filmmakers are arguing over The Act of Killing -- Is it brilliant storytelling or irresponsible filmmaking? -- but there's more going on here.
    Tom Roston 4 min read March 17, 2014 Doc Soup Comments

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