Throughout Werner Herzog’s filmography, he challenges the audience to face the ambiguity of what they are seeing: while it may exist on the screen, it may not represent concrete reality. In some of his weaker films, this may merely be an aesthetic decision—a Herzog stamp and branding. Herzog is not always totally free of criticism…
Sometimes people make me hurt. Scrolling through the reviews for the Criterion release of “The New York Films,” which offers Akerman’s 12-minute La Chambre, her feature-length documentary Hôtel Monterey and the iconic News from Home, I noticed a lot of resentment in the comments section. One of the comments I read does a nice job…
As the impact of COVID-19 grew, governors began to restrict public gatherings, forcing film festival programmers to cancel in-person festivals. Many responded by moving festivals online. Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube developed “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” joining with 20 global festivals, including Venice, Sundance, Cannes, Toronto (Hayes, 2020). Streaming platforms thrived with festivals…
Documentary Journalism senior Marc Nemcik is interning a Filmmaker Magazine this summer. The publication is allowing Nemcik to contribute some content, including interviews with filmmakers. This month, Nemcik spoke with sound designer Lawrence Everson about his work on the new Ross Bros.’ documentary, Contemporary Color. The film chronicles the renowned color guard competition as it…
“Do you ever have those dreams that are completely real? I mean they’re so vivid it’s just like completely real. And there’s always something bizarre going on in those. I have one like once every two years or something, I always remember them really good. One time I had lunch with Tolstoy, the other time…
The opening of the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism marked the first time that journalism students are able to study in the new Documentary Journalism interest area and receive specific training to work making and supporting documentaries and other non-fiction work. The inaugural Murray Center class is…
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