Reviews, watchlists and the gear and craft behind the films that matter — and where to watch them.
Crowdfunding is a marketing campaign that happens to collect cash. Match your film's stage, audience and funding model to the right platform, then launch with a plan that holds.
A sizzle reel isn't one deliverable — it's a small family of cuts, each built for a different funding room. Match the cut to who's watching and what they're deciding.
A recorded song isn't one license, it's two — and the cheap 'festival use only' shortcut is what forces filmmakers to recut around music they can no longer afford.
A release is not a courtesy to your subjects — it is the evidence that you own the footage you are trying to sell. Here is what the paperwork must actually cover.
Ivy Meeropol's portrait of an aging reactor on the Hudson is less about meltdowns than about who gets to decide what counts as safe.
The films to watch before you pack a bag — from the Himalayas to the Nile to the French Riviera.
Reviews, essays and the directors, movements and ideas that shape non-fiction cinema.
The best documentaries to stream right now — by platform, by topic and by mood.
Cameras, lenses, audio and lighting — what to buy to shoot a documentary on any budget.
Editing, color, sound and the software and workflows behind a finished film.
Submission strategy, grants, distribution and the legal side of getting a film seen.
New documentary picks, gear guides and festival deadlines — a few times a month, no spam. Working on a film? Tell us about it.