Documentary Category

Documentary

China’s Leftover Women are Finally Heard in Floyd Russ’ Emotional ‘Marriage Market’ Docu-Takeover

Floyd Russ returns to DN to discuss how he brought Chinese daughters and parents together for his heartbreakingly emotive documentary ‘Marriage Market’.

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Animation, Documentary

Yoav Brill Explores the Anxiety of Public Hand Holding Among Gay Men in Doc Short ‘HORA’

Director Yoav Brill talks to DN about his animated exploration into public hand holding amongst Israel's gay community in short documentary ‘HORA’.

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN335: Hanna Polak Unearths the Treacherous Journey of Life on a Moscow Rubbish Dump in ’Something Better to Come‘

Oscar-nominated Director Hanna Polak reveals why she dedicated 14 years of her life to tell the story of Yula, a young girl who grew up on Europe's largest

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Documentary

Nils Clauss Decodes the Lexicon of 70s South Korean Factory Workers in ‘Bikini Words’

Director Nils Clauss guides us through the commissioning and production process of his Korean factory town workers' linguistics documentary ‘Bikini Words’.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN332: Maya Newell Explores Society’s Reactions to Same-Sex Parenting in ‘Gayby Baby’

Australian Director Maya Newell discusses her exploration of same-sex parenting in her debut documentary ‘Gayby Baby’.

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Documentary

A Young Jockey Earns his Spurs in Jonny Madderson’s Charming Doc ‘Five Stone of Lead’

Jonny Madderson heads to Ireland where an infectiously charismatic 12 year old jockey steps up to the challenge of competitive grassroots horse racing.

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Documentary

Horacio Alcala Explores the Price of Life in the Limelight in Circus Documentary ‘Grazing the Sky’

Director Horacio Alcalá talks to DN about 'Grazing the Sky', his seven year journey to document the extreme levels of dedication and focus required to be a

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Documentary, Film Festival, Music Video, Podcasts

DN327: Johanna Schwartz Documents the Defiant Spirit of Malian Musicians in Sonic Feature ‘They Will Have to Kill Us

Director Johanna Schwartz joins DN with her feature-length documentary 'They Will Have to Kill Us First' - a film which charts the defiant spirit of Malian

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Documentary

Charting the Birth of Greenpeace in Jerry Rothwell’s Documentary ‘How To Change The World’

Jerry Rothwell returns to DN to discuss new documentary 'How To Change The World', which charts those early years of camaraderie that led to the formation of

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Documentary

Mark Zemel Turns the Camera on the Man Behind the Feline Photoshoot in ‘The Purrtraitist’

Director Mark Zemel tells DN how he discovered Larry Johnson, the human star of his charming feline photoshoot documentary 'The Purrtraitist'.

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Documentary

“I’m a Proponent of Change”: Penelope Spheeris and The Decline Of Western Civilization

Penelope Spheeris & Anna Fox join us to discuss the long overdue release of 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' - a momentous trio of documentaries tracking

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Documentary

Searching for Love in the Real World in Samuel Abrahams’ Documentary ‘Offline Dating’

In his endearing documentary 'Offline Dating', Samuel Abrahams follows his friend Tom over a weekend as he attempts to make a connection without the aid of an

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