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  • #365Docs: Senna (76/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read August 8, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • Documentary Filmmakers: You Call That A Trailer?
    What's the deal with documentary trailers? Tom Roston considers some of the best and most disappointing doc trailers he's seen and wonders if they're a marketing tool finally on the upswing in the documentary world.
    Tom Roston 6 min read January 27, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Do Documentary Filmmakers Deserve Screenwriting Credit?
    Documentarians write while preparing a film and editing it, but there's little writing that makes it into many kinds of nonfiction. What do you think?
    Tom Roston 2 min read August 24, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • My Five Favorite Sports Documentaries
    In honor of the 2012 Olympic games, Tom Roston gives us his top five favorite sports documentaries. Did yours make the cut?
    Tom Roston 4 min read August 6, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2011 (Updated)
    Nerd out to our infographic of the top documentaries of 2011, based on lists from critics, documentary festivals, industry organizations and online voting!
    POV Staff 8 min read February 28, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • The Sundance 2012 Documentary Winners
    Any documentary filmmaker will tell you that getting a film into Sundance is a Herculean achievement in itself, but some also come away with an award. Check out a rundown of the 13 prizes given to documentaries at this year's festival.
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Documentary Year in Review Countdown #9: 'Senna' Breaks U.K. Box-Office Records
    POV is counting down the top documentary stories of 2011 on New Year's Eve 2012.
    Emily Thomas 1 min read December 31, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2011
    According to who you ask, the best documentary of 2011 could have been one of 67 films. Could it be The Interrupters? Nostalgia for the Light? Project Nim? Cave of Forgotten Dreams? We've constructed a handy graphic to help you make your own decision.
    POV Staff 5 min read December 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The 2011 Documentary Oscars: My Shortlist
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston proposes an entirely different list of 15 films that could have just as easily been deemed Oscar-worthy.
    POV Staff 4 min read November 28, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Senna' Director Asif Kapadia
    Senna, the first documentary from BAFTA award-winning fiction film director Asif Kapadia, uses archival footage exclusively to create an enthralling tribute to Brazilian Formula One racing star Ayrton Senna. Kapadia discusses the film and countering the "reckless reputation" of its star.
    Adam Schartoff 9 min read August 9, 2011 Documentary News Comments