Best Documentary Films

DN LFF08: The Betrayal – Ellen Kuras

It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd

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DN LFF08: Largo – Andrew van Baal

It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF08: Sex Positive – Daryl Wein

It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF08: South Main – Kelly Parker

It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd

Documentary, Podcasts

DN108: We Dreamed America – Alex Walker

Not many directors can thank the lilt of the banjo for their move into feature projects, but this week’s guest Alex Walker – a self confessed indie

Documentary, Podcasts

DN Special: Storm – Kurtis Hough

Sometimes when I get really lucky, a director whose work we’ve featured will stick around once the interview dust has settled and become a firm friend

Documentary, Podcasts

DN099: The Super Noble Brothers – Mark Escribano

If you’re tapped into a community, creative or otherwise, the laws of nature dictate that either through chance or shear determination certain

Documentary, Podcasts

DN097: Inside the Circle – Marcy Garriott

It’s not often I experience the films we feature in their full cinematic glory, and even rarer that I also get face to face time with the directors, but

Documentary, Podcasts

DN096: Tokyo Cowboys – Daneeta Loretta Saft & Patrick Jackson

What happens when you’re far from home and on-route to living your dream? Do you come back to start again with nothing to show for your years of effort

Documentary, Podcasts

DN088: All The Drunken Horsemen – Tomas Leach

Director Tomas Leach joins us to discuss his feature documentary All The Drunken Horsemen, which saw him travel to the isolated Mayan town of Todos Santos in

Documentary, Podcasts

DN Special: Joy Division – Grant Gee

When I’m not working on Directors Notes you can normally find me trying to convince anyone and everyone that they really need a film podcast. CINECITY

Documentary, News

INSIDE THE CIRCLE Breakin' Convention Screening

You’d think that running Directors Notes would mean I spend all my time at screenings and hobnobbing with directors, but the sad reality is that most of

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