I have always believed that art is not there to solely decorate our realities. It can be there to challenge it, to haunt it, to rehumanise it. At its best, art holds memory where institutions fail, gives shape to voices…
The boundary between documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism is rapidly disappearing. In an era where audiences primarily consume news through digital screens, the ability to craft a compelling visual narrative is no longer just a bonus for reporters; it is…
It’s really hard for we, at Raindance to ignore the off-beat. I’m Denise and I’ve been the Raindance Open Short Courses Director for 10 years. Off·beat docs are some of my personal favourites. Here are 5 amazing documentaries we have…
The intention of every documentary filmmaker is inherently to broadcast some form of truth or reality. Often this reality comes in the form of a perceived injustice. These 8 films were not only able to broadcast various injustices, but also…
The documentary market is replete with impactful films that call society’s attention to a wide variety of pressing issues. While this is undoubtedly valuable work, it represents only half the equation. As documentarians, we have a responsibility not only to…
In 2022, a Chief Productions team left for the hills of Pakistani Kashmir for global humanitarian charity Human Appeal to make Pot of Gold, a documentary on the story of Shakeel and his fellow Kashmiri beekeepers, as they find themselves stranded on…
I stood and stared at Cornwall’s highest peak as horizontal rain lashed down around me. My 6K Black Magic cinema camera dangled from my hand and was covered in a black bin bag, its lens dotted with little droplets of…
Ibn Battuta once said, “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” This is true for the average traveler, as much as it’s true for the novice filmmaker. When traveling to shoot a film, whether it’s…
Between July 14th 2020, and January 16th 2021, the Trump Administration took thirteen lives during a federal execution spree that was entirely unlike anything before. Before this, the last federal execution was of Louis Jones in 2003, under the Bush…
