Mar 06 Albert Maysles, award-winning filmmaker and documentary pioneer, dies at 88 By Victoria Fleischer Albert Maysles, the award-winning documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer a new set of documentary conventions, died Thursday night at his home in Manhattan. Maysles, who made films with his brother David, is best known for his for his cinema verite… Continue reading
Jun 27 Aaron Swartz's story inspires and infuriates in 'The Internet's Own Boy' By Victoria Fleischer For Aaron Swartz, the teen tech prodigy who became a leader in the fight against regulation and privatization of information on the internet, social activism wasn't a choice, but a calling. Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger characterizes Swartz's mission this way: “If… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch South African opera singers' lives documented in new film By PBS News Hour Some of the world’s best young opera singers hail from the impoverished black townships of South Africa. Three of those singers are now in the United States to perform at the American Documentary Film Festival, where a documentary about their… Continue watching
Feb 06 Filmmaker Greg Whiteley goes backstage with the Romneys in 'Mitt' By Victoria Fleischer When Greg Whiteley first heard about a meeting with the Romney family to discuss whether he should run for president in 2008, he thought it sounded like the beginning of a great documentary. Little did he know that he would… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch Greg Whiteley gets personal with the Romneys in 'Mitt' By PBS News Hour Continue watching