Programme
Music, books, art and ideas around the screen, and the places where people still gather to watch together.
A dinosaur documentary guide from Walking with Dinosaurs to Prehistoric Planet and Dinosaur 13, with notes on evidence, guesswork and watching with kids.
Keep readingBlair Witch, Night of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead, Cube and Ginger Snaps hold real lessons for documentary makers about sound, suggestion and location.
Keep readingFour films for anyone choosing a Chernobyl documentary, what each one shows and leaves out, and how the 2019 HBO drama differs from the archive record.
Keep readingHow documentary makers can protect survivors of violence on camera: ongoing consent, the right to withdraw, disguise methods, secure footage and aftercare.
Keep readingMusic documentaries about buskers and outsiders: how they record sound on the street, the ethics of filming people without homes, and three films to start.
Keep readingHow repertory cinemas and film societies keep going on members, volunteers, smart programming and good rooms, plus a plain guide to starting your own.
Keep readingA practical guide to watching documentaries critically: who paid, who opened the door, what was staged, scored or left out, and who gains if you believe it.
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