Making Room
I’m the director of the low-budget psychological thriller Room (2005), which premiered at Sundance and had its international debut in…
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Netflix and the afterlife of indies
For a documentary, Deadline (2004) was, by all accounts, a big success. The film, which profiled Illinois Governor George Ryan…
From Cecil B. to Businessman
Will Keenan has done some crazy things to promote movies. He’s been hit by a car, threatened self-immolation, and climbed…
Budgeting for archival footage
Dear Doc Doctor: How can I calculate how much archival footage I’ll need for my film, and how much it…
Q/A: Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling brought me flowers when we met for this interview on a hot Sunday in July. Our earlier scheduled…
Sunday Night Muse
It’s Sunday night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—the reigning annex of lower east side hipsterdom. Live jazz floats from the open windows…
Faces of Change
The concept was to bring five human rights activists from around the world to New York City for an intensive…
Making a documentary abroad
Dear Doc Doctor: I’m planning to make a documentary abroad. Am I better off bringing my own crew or hiring…
Room for INPUT
The International Public Television (INPUT) conference was hosted this year by Independent Television Service (ITVS). Held in a different country…