Author Archives: Andy Cline

A24 Releasing (burying?) The Sixth to Amazon Prime

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Andy Cline

Sam Adams, in Slate, asks why A24 would bury its newest documentary film The Sixth. He calls it buried because there will be no theatrical release. Here’s Adams’ thinking: Instead of streaming for free on Prime to a potential audience … Continue reading →

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A (Short) Tale of Two Photos

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Andy Cline

Since 1972 when I first picked up, with intention, a camera, I’ve made tens of thousands of images and many hundreds of hours of video footage — much of it I would call documentary. This is a short tale of … Continue reading →

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My (occasional) Doc-a-Day Plan

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Andy Cline

I watch a documentary film everyday. Well, usually when I can manage it. Maybe it’s better to say that I aspire to watch a doc per day and have imperfectly practiced this discipline for several years. My streak at the … Continue reading →

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Digital v. Film… Makes No Sense to Me

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Andy Cline

In the film Everybody Street (available free on Tubi), a documentary about street photography, Elliott Erwitt makes some remarks regarding film versus digital that set my teeth on edge. Luckily, a couple of minutes later, Jill Freedman set him straight. … Continue reading →

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What I Saw at the Revolution

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Andy Cline

I was in Porto to attend the festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution on 25 April. Tech notes: I was filming with my run-n-gun camera — the Canon XC-10 — using the Canon Log profile. I recorded … Continue reading →

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