How Far We’ve Come
In 1988, 19-year-old Joanna Katz and her friend were abducted at gunpoint by five men who took turns raping, beating,…
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Making it on public TV
Dear Doc Doctor: How can I get my work onto public television? There are many doors into the labyrinthine world…
Q&A: Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan
For most people in America, “Sesame Street” warrants no introduction. The long-running PBS program and landmark, nonprofit children’s educational organization,…
Hell or High Water
In 1998, I joined the production team of Julie Gustafson’s Desire, a documentary about teenage girls from three diverse New…
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I recognize Ryanne Hodson as soon as I enter the Lower East Side café—even though I’ve never met her before….
Her Brand of Filmmaking
Rachel Boynton produced, directed, co-edited, and recorded sound on her documentary feature Our Brand Is Crisis, a riveting political thriller…
Is it okay to bring my kids to along when I’m shooting?
Dear Doc Doctor: I’m a cinematographer, and I just found out that I’m pregnant. Should I tell people? I can’t…
Shaking the Tree
Five years ago, when Deepa Mehta was about to start making her film Water in the holy city of Varanasi,…
Guys on Girls on Film
From time to time there is a banner year for female characters. A great fuss is made about how movie-land…