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  • Filmmaker Dawn Porter Is No Longer Worried About Alienating an Audience
    Why Dawn Porter doesn't believe the documentary community is guilty of identity politics.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 22, 2017 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
  • “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
  • Festival Madness
    Sundance is behind us, SXSW is on now, Tribeca and Full Frame are coming up soon. Doc Soup Man has his picks from the past and future festivals that will set the documentary viewing agenda for the rest of the year.
    Tom Roston 4 min read March 10, 2014 Doc Soup Comments