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  • Hot Docs 2013: “Caucus”
    Tom Roston gives his review of "Caucus," a documentary premiered at Hot Docs this year which follows the 2012 Republican campaign trail through Iowa.
    Tom Roston 4 min read May 2, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: Best Documentary Characters of All Time
    As promised, it’s time for my “Best Documentary Characters of All Time” list. You may be wondering: How does one go about compiling a list of best characters from nonfiction films? These “characters” aren’t the products of imagination and craft, after all; they are real people. But, wait, don’t we have the expression, “He/she is […]
    Tom Roston 3 min read May 4, 2009 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: What Can We Learn About an Election From Docs?
    Independent journalist Tom Roston checks in and writes about the world of documentaries in his column, Doc Soup. Well, it’s election week and certainly in my lifetime, it’s never felt like more was stake. I know a lot of people are already getting ready to celebrate an Obama victory, but I’m not. Nothing, in my […]
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 3, 2008 Doc Soup Comments