Raoul Peck on the Bigger Picture in “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found”
The "I Am Not Your Negro" director discusses the visionary photographer and sharing his own experience in telling others' life stories.
Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev on Finding New Ways to Express the Power of Art in “Porcelain War”
The co-directors discuss their exuberant look at how Ukrainian artists are countering Russian aggression with imaginative acts of creation.
Ema Ryan Yamazaki on Trusting a Steady Drumbeat of Education in “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
The director discusses how her own time in Japanese public schools informed this lovely doc short about a girl finding her place in class.
Sareen Hairabedian on the Many Internal Conflicts of “My Sweet Land”
The director discusses looking at war through the eyes of an 11-year-old witnessing his community gradually pulled apart in Artsakh.
Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden, and Izabella Tzenkova on Riding the Waves in “The Black Sea”
The co-directors and producers of this delightful fish-out-of-water story set in Bulgaria talk about working without a net.
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Elizabeth Sankey on Breaking Spells with “Witches”
The director discusses how turning to movies for perspective on becoming a new mother led to making her own to show how it really feels.
Jacquelyn Frohlich on the Driving Force Behind “Wayward”
The director discusses the road to making this Jess Weixler & Chloe Guidry drama about a mother and daughter brought together by separation.
DOC NYC 2024 Interview: Emily Mkrtichian on a Memory That Can’t Be Taken Away in “There Was, There Was Not”
The director discusses rebuilding hope amidst the destruction of her homeland of Artsakh with the tale of four resilient women.
