• The Alien-Obsessed Cult That Promised Supermodels Enlightenment
    by CT Jones on June 1, 2026

    Director Chris Smith and former Eternal Values member Hoyt Richards discuss their new HBO docuseries and the charismatic leader who kept people in his grasp

  • You can have 1,000 hours of archive and still have no film
    by Penny Lane on May 31, 2026

    Greetings friends,It’s been a busy week at Penny Lane HQ. First, we announced the theatrical release of Wild Inside, my feature documentary about Flaco the Owl’s magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. The ~WORLD PREMIERE~ is under the […]

  • BEHIND THE SCENES of my feature documentary | Sneak Peek
    by Matteo Bertoli on May 30, 2026

    In this video I give you a quick sneak peek at what I am filming for my feature documentary RADIS. In this particular case it’s a sunset session we shot at Cascina delle Rose, one of the incredible wine producers of the film. I already shot around […]

  • How to Film Interviews (Under $1,500)
    by Full Time Filmmaker on May 30, 2026

    Thanks to Musicbed for sponsoring this video, to start your free trial: https://fm.pxf.io/FTFfreetrial To watch my full Interview workflow inside Full Time Filmmaker (60% OFF): https://www.fulltimefilmmaker.com/ FREE 1-Hour Masterclass: Top […]

  • Figuring Out the Mournful Rock of Jason Molina
    by ChannelNF on May 29, 2026

    By Gregory Crofton I want to hear a Jason Molina metal record. I don’t think he ever made one, but he grew up on Ozzy and Metallica and the first few bands he was in were metal, one was named Chronic Insanity. Molina could be goofy and loved […]

  • E. Jean Carroll Is Back in the News, as Documentary ‘Ask E. Jean’ Hits Theaters
    by Anne Thompson on May 29, 2026

    Carroll has defeated Donald Trump in court twice, but he is coming after her now with perjury and money-laundering charges.

  • This Week In Documentary
    by Christopher Campbell on May 29, 2026

    I’ve been on holiday for the last few days, celebrating my 15th wedding anniversary. In fact, I’ll still be off when this newsletter goes out. The magic of scheduling tools! I mention this because I wasn’t able to watch all of this week’s […]

  • This Week In Documentary
    by Christopher Campbell on May 29, 2026

    I’ve been on holiday for the last few days, celebrating my 15th wedding anniversary. In fact, I’ll still be off when this newsletter goes out. The magic of scheduling tools! I mention this because I wasn’t able to watch all of this week’s […]

  • ‘Time And Water’ Review
    by Christopher Campbell on May 29, 2026

    I don’t know if I had unrealistic expectations for Sara Dosa’s Time and Water (it was number two on the list of my most-anticipated documentaries of 2026). I don’t love it as much as I do the filmmaker’s previous feature, Fire of Love. One […]

  • How Geeta Gandbhir turned body cam footage into a documentary hit
    by Penny Lane on May 28, 2026

    Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video with the wonderful . It was incredible to learn more about Geeta’s early career, how she worked for the animator Suzan Pitt before (literally) chasing Spike Lee down and getting a job with him. […]

  • Why Minecraft Went Corporate
    by ChannelNF on May 27, 2026

    Markus Persson, the billionaire creator of Minecraft, tells FORBES why he sold independent gaming company for $2.5 billion to Microsoft in an exclusive interview. (Source: Forbes) The post Why Minecraft Went Corporate appeared first on Channel […]

  • Inside the Rise and Fall of Eraserheads, the Philippines’ Biggest Rock Act
    by Althea Legaspi on May 27, 2026

    Director Diane Ventura and frontman Ely Buendia discuss the new documentary Eraserheads: Combo on the Run, which traces the band’s formation — and reunion — amid political upheaval

  • The Art of the Edit
    by Lynn Leahey on May 27, 2026

    For editors working at the highest levels of unscripted television, the job is as much about shaping a story as it is about cutting one. Few understand that better than the team at Outpost, the St. Louis-based post-production company behind HBO’s […]

  • Soderbergh’s Lennon Documentary Built With Meta’s AI Tools Divided Cannes 2026
    by Nino Leitner on May 26, 2026

    Steven Soderbergh’s John Lennon: The Last Interview premiered at Cannes 2026 as an official Special Screening, with roughly ten percent of its visuals generated using Meta’s video tools and the rest of the completion financing supplied by the […]

  • ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’ Review
    by Christopher Campbell on May 24, 2026

    You can’t judge a documentary by its synopsis. Everybody to Kenmure Street sounds like a simple, conventional political film when all you have to go on is what it’s about (a day-long spontaneous protest in the titular location in Glasgow in 2021 […]

  • Murder, Murder, Murder
    by Penny Lane on May 24, 2026

    I used to have a desk right next to an editor — they were on the other side of a thin wall, because this is New York City — who was editing a true crime series. One day, the editor was working on a sequence where someone says the phrase, […]

  • Star Wars Documentaries: Chronicling A Galaxy Far Far Away
    by Christopher Campbell on May 23, 2026

    Documentaries on the making of movies have existed long before Star Wars, but as the first big blockbuster franchise of the modern era of cinema, fans have been more interested in its production than in most. Just how much can we learn from these […]

  • Star Wars Documentaries: Chronicling A Galaxy Far Far Away
    by Christopher Campbell on May 23, 2026

    Documentaries on the making of movies have existed long before Star Wars, but as the first big blockbuster franchise of the modern era of cinema, fans have been more interested in its production than in most. Just how much can we learn from these […]