Nikon’s D800, a $3,000 camera with a full-frame sensor puts the company known for its lenses squarely in the DSLR video game. Canon beware!
Continue reading this entry »Nikon D800: Here Comes Nikon, I Think…
On ‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox’s Arrest
After the controversy around the arrest of documentarian Josh Fox at a congressional hearing, Tom Roston delves into his take on the matter and brings to light the arrests of other documentary filmmakers.
Continue reading this entry »POV Docs at Princeton Environmental Film Festival
The Princeton Environmental Film Festival runs from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12, 2012, at Princeton Public Library. The Oscar®-nominated ‘If a Tree Falls’ screens on Feb. 10 and will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Sam Cullman. ‘The City Dark’ (POV, 2012) screens on Feb. 11 with filmmaker Ian Cheney in attendance.
Continue reading this entry »Toward a Cultural Institution Dedicated to Documentary
Heather McIntosh provides a survey of organizations whose relationship to the documentary form, or dedication to the form have helped shape and promote the genre.
Continue reading this entry »The Sundance 2012 Documentary Winners
Any documentary filmmaker will tell you that getting a film into Sundance is a Herculean achievement in itself, but some also come away with an award. Check out a rundown of the 13 prizes given to documentaries at this year’s festival.
Continue reading this entry »‘More Than A Month’ Channels Moore, Spurlock and Woody Allen in Journey to End Black History Month
Edward J. Delaney talks to director Shukree Tilghman about his tongue-in-cheek cross-country campaign (and documentary) to end Black History Month.
Continue reading this entry »The “Dictator” of ‘Granito: How to Nail a Dictator’ Makes a Court Appearance
On Thursday, Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala’s former military dictator, was ordered to stand trial on charges of genocide. Pamela Yates, director the upcoming POV film Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, filed this report from Guatemala via cell phone.
Continue reading this entry »Frederick Wiseman Bares All… About the Nudity in ‘Crazy Horse’
The documentary Crazy Horse is attracting attention for its depiction of nudity in a Parisian nightclub. It’s a controversy director Frederick Wiseman has dealt with before, on his first film, the once-banned Titicut Follies.
Continue reading this entry »Upcoming POV Community Screenings
Libraries, PBS stations and community groups host sneak-preview screenings of Racing Dreams, the newest film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry.
Continue reading this entry »Oscar 2012: ‘Undefeated,’ As Luck Would Have It
Adam Schartoff talks with TJ Martin and Daniel Lindsay, the Oscar nominated filmmakers behind the documentary Undefeated.
Continue reading this entry »Upcoming Events
Racing Dreams
February 15, 2012
8:30 pm
Nashville, Tennessee
Racing Dreams is heading to Nashville as part of Liscomb Univerity's HumanDocs Film Series on February 15th at 8:30 pm. This screening is presented in partnership with the Nashville Film Festival and NPT.
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