Documentary Category

Documentary, Film Festival

Ilinca Calugareanu Pulls Back the Iron Curtain on Romania’s VHS Revolution in ‘Chuck Norris vs Communism’

DN speaks to Ilinca Calugareanu, director of feature documentary 'Chuck Norris vs Communism' about the challenges of authentically representing Romania's bleak

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Michelle Heighway Unearths the Life & Times of Britain’s Most Famous Eccentric in ‘Mr. Somebody?’

We revist our interview with documentary director Michelle Heighway for her feature debut 'Mr. Somebody?' - a look at the life and times of Britain's most

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How a Mushroom Trip Led Sean Dunne to Make a Film About Everything and Nothing

Most filmmakers probably wouldn't reveal that the concept of their latest film was dreamt up during what he describes as a "very productive, tingly come down

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Spacey Blak Captures a Compelling Portrait of Artist Mathieu Ajan in Guerrilla Short ‘Something Hit Me’

London based Director Spacey Blak straddles documentary and fiction with 'Something Hit Me' – a portrait piece created for artist Mathieu Ajan. Blak takes DN

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Documenting the Spark of Creation in Christopher DeSanty’s Fogged Clarity ‘Les Cheneaux Sessions’

Co-founder of arts review site Fogged Clarity Ben Evans and filmmaker Christopher DeSanty headed to Michigan's Les Cheneaux Islands with a group of talented

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"They are to porn what I am to film" – Sean Dunne Nears Completion…of Feature Doc ‘Cam Girlz’

With his latest feature documentary 'Cam Girlz' currently in the editing suite, edging closer to completion, Sean Dunne joins us once again to talk about no

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Jake Saner Journeys into the Relationship Between Person & Place in ‘Spaces Part I: Interior’

Jake Saner collaborates with choreographer Ashley Robicheaux to explore the reciprocal relationship between person and space in 'Spaces Part I: Interior'.

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN321: Mr Somebody? – Michelle Heighway

Michelle Heighway’s feature documentary Mr Somebody? unearths the life and times of Britain’s most famous eccentric, Jake Mangle-Wurzel. Michelle joins us

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Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo Captures the Alienation of Musical Ear Syndrome in Short Film ‘Hertz’

Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo's black and white docu-drama 'Hertz' skilfully manipulates picture and sound to present the symptoms of Musical Ear Syndrome as

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Director Alex Barrett on Composing a Modern Day Silent Film Ode to England’s Capital in ‘London Symphony’

Long time DN writer & filmmaker Alex Barrett joins us to discuss his new feature film project 'London Symphony', a poetic silent film about the culture and

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An Introduction to Stalker Photography in MP Cunningham’s Documentary Short ‘The Observer’

Bringing this controversial art form to the small screen, The Observer takes us on a brief journey through Alex's chosen craft, as she explains why

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Robert Mentov Documents the Lives of the Migrant Workers Behind India’s Buildings in ‘Bricks of Bengal’

Robert Mentov's 'Bricks of Bengal' documents the lives of the migrant workers of the Sundarban Islands who make the vast numbers of bricks needed for India's

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