Werner Herzog Made Me Do It
Stuck in a dead-end job and worried he’d never make it as a filmmaker, Lee Kazimir decided to take Werner…
Documentary
The Future of Public Media: Talking with Pat Aufderheide
At SILVERDOCS 2008, writer Randi Cecchine talks with Pat Aufderheide, founder and director of the Center for Social Media at…
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “This Is Where My Dog Is Buried”
About this column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to…
For Inspiration, Judd Ehrlich Looked to the Subject of His New Film, “Run For Your Life”
While vampires made a big splash at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, a documentary about a son of Transylvania carved…
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Muskrat Lovely”
About this column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to…
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea”
About this column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to…
To Shoot “Flying,” Jennifer Fox Gave Up Control of Her Camera
As an award-winning director, producer and camerawoman, Jennifer Fox is certainly well-versed in all the conventions of ‘proper’ documentary filmmaking…
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “The Longing”
About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long…
The Peabody Award Winners: Watch Trailers and Clips
The full list of 2007 George Foster Peabody Award winners was released on April 2. The winners include films such…