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  • How the 2018 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Hits America's Nonfiction Sweet Spot
    The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is in its 21st year, and it's hitting America's nonfiction sweet spot.
    Tom Roston 8 min read April 3, 2018 Doc Soup Comments
  • Enter the Edit: The Challenges of Being Both Director and Editor
    What happens when you have to be both at the same time?
    Eileen Meyer 12 min read July 25, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • The Oscars: Doc Soup Man's Predictions for Best Documentary
    Five documentaries are vying for an Academy Award this Sunday. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston picks the one that could win, and why.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 25, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • When Will the Women of the Documentary World Get Their Due?
    Of the Oscar-nominated documentaries this year, only one is directed by a woman (Jehane Noujaim, of The Square).
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 4, 2014 Doc Soup 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
  • Impressions on the 2014 Oscar Best Documentary Nominees and Snubs
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston gives his impressions on today's Best Documentary Academy Award Nominations and snubs
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 16, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Predicting the Oscars' Best Documentary Nominees
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston predicts this year's Oscar nominations for Best Documentary. He's been on target before... will he get it right again?
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 15, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Tom Roston's Top 10 Documentaries of 2013
    Find out what films made it to the top of Doc Soup Man's list this year! These films pushed the boundaries of the form and helped take documentary storytelling to a whole new level.
    Tom Roston 6 min read December 16, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • 6 Intentionally Provocative Questions Intended to Stir Up Toronto Film Festival Documentary Programmer Thom Powers
    Doc Soup Man asks six intentionally provocative questions about this year's slate to Thom Powers, documentary programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival.
    Tom Roston 4 min read September 5, 2013 Doc Soup Comments