Documentary: Fact or Fiction?

Documentary: Fact or Fiction?

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Flee (2021)

How do you make a film about someone whose identity can't be revealed? Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature,... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Close-Up (1990)

Abbas Kiarostami’s humorous and deeply moving hybrid film suggests inspiring new possibilities for nonfiction cinema. Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Stunt Rock (1978)

Blending elements of mockumentary, rockumentary, and low-budget action movies, this recently rediscovered Ozploitation classic is a literal... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On (1987)

Kazuo Hara’s intimate yet harrowing portrait of Kenzō Okuzaki pushes the limits of the ethical boundaries between filmmaker and subject. Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Reassemblage (1982) & The Ties That Bind (1984)

In this episode, we explore the essayistic techniques used by filmmakers Trinh T. Min-ha and Su Friedrich to reconsider conventional modes... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Far From Poland (1984)

Jill Godmilow sets out to chronicle the 1980s Polish Solidarity movement. When she is denied a visa, she invents a new form of cinema. Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Salut les Cubains (1963) & One Way or Another (1974)

In our next episode, we travel to Cuba to discuss a short film from the legendary Agnès Varda and a hybrid feature from the would-be... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

In this podcast episode, we attempt to unravel William Greaves' ultimate meta-meta-meta documentary, "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One." Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Portrait of Jason (1967)

In episode two, we consider what happens when Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee and the incomparable Jason Holliday meet up at the Chelsea Hotel... Read More

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? | Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

Documentary: Fact or Fiction? examines how nonfiction representation has evolved from early experimentations through the impact of... Read More