Category Archives: documentary film

A24 Releasing (burying?) The Sixth to Amazon Prime

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

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

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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