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Truth, Justice, and Little Gold Men 02/24/12
Two-time Oscar nominee Lucy Walker.
In case you didn't hear about it, The 84th Academy Awards will be held this Sunday. It didn't get a lot of press coverage, did it? Come that night, we'll have our fingers crossed... -
"The best documentary makers bring special gifts for recognizing the dramatic potential in real situations." 02/23/12
"I was one of those kids who won high school science fairs."David W. Leitner, director of Newtown Creek Digester Eggs: The Art of Human Waste answers the Focus Forward questionnaire. 1. What was it about the Focus Forward themes of innovation and/or invention that attracted... -
The Rules of Nonconformity 02/21/12
Let's recite the Nonconformists Oath. Repeat after me ... (Thank you, Steve Martin.)At a Master Class at the 2006 International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, Victor Kossakovsky presented his "Ten Rules for Documentary Filmmaking." Here they are again: 1. Don’t film if you can live without filming.... - Older Newer
