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Screenwriter Interviews

Adaptive Documentary Filmmaking with 'Move Me' Filmmaker Kelsey Peterson

By Sadie DeanApr 6, 2022
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Screenwriter Interviews

Creating Emotional Balance with 'Not Going Quietly' Filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman

By Sadie DeanFeb 11, 2022
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Film Festivals

Sundance Film Festival 2022 – That’s a Wrap!

By Sadie DeanJan 28, 2022
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Screenwriter Interviews

Capturing Creative Isolation with 'Under the Volcano' Filmmakers Gracie Otto and Cody Greenwood

By Sadie DeanAug 17, 2021
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Documentary Filmmaking

Writing Effective, Unbiased Narration for Documentaries

By Paula HendricksonJul 1, 2021
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Documentary Filmmaking

INTERVIEW: "Acasa, My Home" Documentary Filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc

By Susan KouguellJan 29, 2021
"Donut King" Documentary Filmmaker Alice Gu
Documentary Filmmaking

INTERVIEW: "Donut King" Documentary Filmmaker Alice Gu

By Susan KouguellNov 3, 2020
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Documentary Filmmaking

INTERVIEW: Academy Award-Nominated Producer Rosalie Varda Discusses Her Documentary Film, "Varda by Agnès," Collaborating with Her Mother and Preserving Agnès Varda’s Legacy

By Susan KouguellNov 19, 2019
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Documentary Filmmaking

INTERVIEW: 63 UP Director Michael Apted

By Susan KouguellOct 17, 2019
Tania Cypriano and cinematographer Jeffrey Johnson
Screenwriter Interviews

INTERVIEW: Born to Be Documentary Director Tânia Cypriano

By Susan KouguellOct 2, 2019
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Screenwriter Blogs

Filmmaker Rodney Evans Discusses His New Documentary Vision Portraits

By Susan KouguellAug 6, 2019
Alison Klayman and Marie Therese Guirgis
Screenwriting How-To Articles

INTERVIEW: The Brink Filmmakers Alison Klayman and Marie Therese Guirgis

By Susan KouguellMar 26, 2019
Susan Kouguell speaks with filmmaker Sam Green about his new project "A Thousand Thoughts." Green performs a live narration on stage throughout the 85-minute piece alongside the Kronos Quartet.
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Speaks with Filmmaker Sam Green About His Live Documentary A Thousand Thoughts

By Susan KouguellDec 11, 2018
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Screenwriter Blogs

INTERVIEW: Searching for Ingmar Bergman Director Margarethe von Trotta

By Susan KouguellNov 6, 2018
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Screenwriter Interviews

Steve McQueen: American Icon... and Then Some

By Dan GoforthFeb 6, 2018
When a Harvard PhD student is suddenly stricken with a complicated illness, she turns to filmmaking to find answers. Jennifer Brea and Lindsey Dryden discuss the making of the award-winning Unrest documentary.
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Speaks with Unrest Documentary Director Jennifer Brea and Producer Lindsey Dryden

By Susan KouguellNov 30, 2017
Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger has never shied away from taking on controversial subjects. Berlinger’s new film Intent to Destroy is no exception.
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Speaks to Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Joe Berlinger About Intent to Destroy

By Susan KouguellNov 7, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

A Conversation with Faces Places Documentary Filmmakers Agnès Varda and JR at the New York Film Festival

By Susan KouguellOct 12, 2017
Susan Kouguell Talks with Motherland Documentary Filmmaker Ramona Diaz
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Talks with Motherland Documentary Filmmaker Ramona Diaz

By Susan KouguellSep 19, 2017
Lara Stolman
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Interviews 'Swim Team' Filmmaker Lara Stolman

By Susan KouguellJul 24, 2017
Susan Kouguell Interviews ‘No Man’s Land’ Director David Garrett Byars at the Tribeca Film FestivalDavid_Byars_HeadShot
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Interviews ‘No Man’s Land’ Director David Garrett Byars at the Tribeca Film Festival

By Susan KouguellMay 2, 2017
French Director Agnes Varda. Photo by Julien Hekimian/Getty Images
Screenwriter Blogs

Susan Kouguell Speaks with Filmmaker Agnès Varda

By Susan KouguellApr 14, 2017
Susan Kouguell Interviews Director Jenny Gage about her Documentary ‘All This Panic’ | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Susan Kouguell Interviews Director Jenny Gage on Documentary ‘All This Panic’

By Susan KouguellApr 4, 2017
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Creating Characters

SHORT CIRCUIT: Documentary - Use Your Voice!

By Dan GoforthOct 13, 2016