Documentaries

The Spirit of Robert Flaherty Lives at BAM (The New York Sun)

8 Sep 2008

For more than half a century, documentary films existed only at the margins of cinema, embraced by a small filmmaking community and remaining relatively unnoticed in the mainstream. That's why many moviegoers are unaware of the genre's long and storied history, assuming, as they do, that most docs look and sound like "March of the Penguins." It's probably a surprise, then, that the first ...

Risky Business (Express India)

8 Sep 2008

Does he make any money out of it? There is of course this huge intellectual satisfaction, but can passion rule over paisa?

TORONTO '08 CRITICS NOTEBOOK | Veteran Filmmakers Stand Out With "Last Stop" Newcomers Deliver "Power" and "Deadgirl" (indieWIRE)

7 Sep 2008

Grace" and " Calendar Girls ," introduced his latest film, the father/son road drama " $5 A Day ," by explaining to the Toronto International Film Festival audiences at its Saturday night premiere its qualifications as a classic independent feature.