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  • Doc Memo: How 1,300 Hours Became 'Gleason,' The Real and Unreal of 'Kate Plays Christine'
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 22, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: The Seminal Concert Doc, Behind the Scenes with Werner Herzog
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 4 min read August 1, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Hidden Colonialism of Documentary, 'Making a Murderer' Returning to Netfilx
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 20, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • The Real Subjects, Real People, Real Experiences at Full Frame 2016
    Doc Soup Man's biggest takeaway from Full Frame? Documentary honesty.
    Tom Roston 3 min read April 11, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup's Most Anticipated Sundance Documentaries
    From 'Weiner' to 'Jim,' these are the docs that we'll be hearing about all year.
    Tom Roston 3 min read January 21, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Documentaries at the Video Store
    The significant relationship between video stores and documentaries.
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 8, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • True/False 2014: A Recap
    True/False Film Fest, which wrapped its 11th edition this weekend, has garnered the reputation of being one of the most beloved film festivals in a very crowded field.
    Tom Roston 3 min read March 3, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • True/False 2014: My 5 Favorite Films
    Tom Roston introduces you to five documentaries you'll need to seek out in 2014.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 2, 2014 Doc Soup 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
  • Hot Docs 2013: Preview
    Doc Soup Man gives a preview of the documentaries that are on his must see list as he heads to Hot Docs this week.
    Tom Roston 6 min read April 24, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • A New Hand Dealt Defines 'All In: The Poker Movie'
    All In: The Poker Movie, which begins a theatrical run this month, is one of those documentaries that started one way and ended up a wholly different story.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read March 15, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • The Real Fake Promotion for 'Fake It So Real'
    Robert Greene's new documentary about a band of amateur wrestlers opens in New York this weekend and he's enlisted an equally motley set of independent filmmaking enemies to help promote it.
    Paul Buser 2 min read January 13, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • With New Documentary Requirements, Oscar Is Just Being Oscar
    Heather McIntosh talks with Michael Moore about the new process for documentary Oscar eligibility, and rounds up the flurry of commentary about the changes in the film press.
    Heather McIntosh 7 min read January 11, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Pros Leave FCPX – Where Are They Heading?
    The 'X' in Final Cut Pro was supposed to mean '10,' but it seems as if for a lot of professional editors, it's become the equivalent of 'NOT.'
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read November 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • I Have $5,000… What's the Ideal Documentary Kit?
    Indie filmmakers offer tips for building a documentary kit on a budget in this guest post from DocumentaryTech's Edward J. Delaney.
    Edward J. Delaney 17 min read August 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Director Enters Rooftop Brawl after Screening of Wrestling Doc 'Fake It So Real'
    Documentary lovers got a taste of pro wrestling, with some unusual participants, at a screening of Robert Greene's Fake It So Real in Brooklyn, New York.
    Adam Schartoff 3 min read July 29, 2011 Documentary News Comments