The study of documentary ethics and historical representation examines how filmmakers navigate the moral, aesthetic and epistemic challenges inherent in portraying real events and individuals. It ...

Margie Ratliff, participant of The Staircase, as seen in Subject, dir. Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall (photo Adriel Gonzalez; all images courtesy Lady & Bird Films) The oldest film here is the ...

The searchable database is meant to help filmmakers ethically respond to challenges in all stages of production. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter As non-fiction filmmakers face challenging ...

The producers and distributors of Retrograde, a documentary following the final nine months of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan, are claiming First Amendment protections in a bid to dismiss a ...

Filmmaking principles come under scrutiny in “Subject,” a documentary about the making of documentaries. By Calum Marsh When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, ...

The controversy over HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” is part of a bigger debate that goes back a good century. Film scholars have been arguing about the reality, truth and objectivity of the documentary ...

Documentary veterans Natalie Bullock Brown, Kirsten Johnson, Mary Lampson and Jacqueline Olive are the inaugural documentary film fellows for the documentary film in the public interest research ...

The Documentary Producers Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to further the work of non-fiction filmmakers through inclusive, sustainable and equitable industry practices, has ...