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Shane Smith
  • Who Watches Documentaries? Who Doesn't? Festival Directors Evaluate Their Audience in the Trump Era
    Within the issues, festival directors see an opportunity.
    Tom Roston 7 min read March 21, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Memo: Werner Herzog on Breaking the Law, An Illuminating Doc on Amanda Knox
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 29, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • How to Program the Largest Documentary Festival in North America
    For Hot Docs Director of Programming Shane Smith, putting together an engaging, diverse film festival is no easy task, and he wouldn't want it any other way.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 26, 2016 Doc Soup Comments