documentary

Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 1: WE HAVE BOOTS, FLINT, ME AND THE CULT LEADER
Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 1: WE HAVE BOOTS, FLINT, ME AND THE CULT LEADER

Our coverage of the 2020 Sheffield Doc/Fest’s online program begins with reviews of We Have Boots, Flint, and Me and the Cult Leader.

Interview With Joshua Lee, Director Of THE FATHERING PROJECT
Interview With Joshua Lee, Director Of THE FATHERING PROJECT

We spoke with Joshua Lee, director of the Australian documentary, The Fathering Project.

BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS: The Beginning Of An Unclear Future
BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS: The Beginning Of An Unclear Future

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is an immersive experience to say the least. It’s a bold cinematic achievement and fine work of deception.

MUCHO, MUCHO AMOR: The Legend of Walter Mercado
MUCHO, MUCHO AMOR: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Mucho, Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado felt like it was a documentary stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Justin Feltman, Co-Director of HAMTRAMCK, USA
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Justin Feltman, Co-Director of HAMTRAMCK, USA

Alex Lines had the chance to talk with co-director Justin Feltman about his documentary Hamtramck, screening at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

THE FATHERING PROJECT: Breaking The Cycle
THE FATHERING PROJECT: Breaking The Cycle

The Fathering Project turns passion into poetry in the pursuit of finding what it means to be a father in today’s society.

INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO: An Incredible Tale of Redemption
INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO: An Incredible Tale of Redemption

Inmate #1 is a powerful and poignant story with a fairy tale ending that will have you believing miracles really do come true.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Posy Dixon, Director of Keyboard Fantasies
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Posy Dixon, Director of Keyboard Fantasies

Ahead of the film’s screening at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I had the chance to talk with director, Posy Dixon, about her documentary.

The Top Five Picks of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020
The Top Five Picks of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020

The acclaimed Melbourne Documentary Film Festival has arrived in the digital realm. Here are our selections for the top five:

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Iván Castell, Director of THE RISE OF THE SYNTHS
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Iván Castell, Director of THE RISE OF THE SYNTHS

Alex Lines spois with director Iván Castell about his latest music revival documentary The Rose of the Synths.

BLK Docs 2020: WILMINGTON ON FIRE
BLK Docs 2020: WILMINGTON ON FIRE

Wilmington on Fire maintains its path of creating a strong and comprehensive account of the political mood of the time and the world that was left.

WAKE UP: STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION: Starting a Vital Conversation
WAKE UP: STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF SUICIDE PREVENTION: Starting a Vital Conversation

Despite feeling disjointed at times, Wake Up: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention is a highly informative piece of filmmaking.

WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: A Harrowing Account of LGBTQ Genocide
WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: A Harrowing Account of LGBTQ Genocide

Welcome to Chechnya is likely to be the most urgent documentary of the year, but makes many exploitative missteps along the way.

MAGGIE'S FARM: Portrait of an Art Institute
MAGGIE’S FARM: Portrait Of An Art Institute

James Benning’s latest work examines the ghostly spaces of human inhabitation through its austere and formalist rigour.

Interview With Taryne Laffar, Founder of Production Company PiNK PEPPER
Interview With Taryne Laffar, Founder of Production Company PiNK PEPPER

We spoke with Taryne Laffar about her production company: PiNK PEPPER, and the company’s major debut, the documentary, Our Law.