We have taken an important resolution: to progressively embrace the iPhone as a tool for documentary filmmaking. This decision is the natural evolution of a journey that began decades ago — a journey rooted in the need and choice to adapt to technology, while always keeping subject and story at the heart of it all.

Soon, we’ll begin training an Ai model with those characteristics in mind. In the meantime, I’m absorbing Bristow’s music, reading the scores, and listening with care — trying to get under the skin of a man who dared to compose in an era that didn’t yet know how to listen. And above all, hearing from you, the reader who will comment on this post with opinions and ideas as to How did Mr. Bristow may have sounded like?

My primary medium for decades has been documentary film. That’s where I’ve told most of my stories, behind moving images, sound, and a carefully constructed edit. But recently, I’ve returned—almost instinctively—to still photography. Not digital, but analog: 35mm film, the kind I experimented with in a parallel universe during the late 1970s and early ’80s, when I was just beginning to find my way into filmmaking.

For the last two months, I’ve been returning to analog photography. Not for interviews or narrative-heavy sequences (that would be impractical), but for transitions, establishing shots, and the poetic moments that so often pair well with the precision of the FX3.

We remain open to ideas and proposals that align with the goals and values of our mission. Each potential project is considered with care—me

My grandfather had sent for them. There was a steamship waiting. But it was a race against time, and the girls lost.

Lectures, screenings, and workshops on documentary production and ethics, and the art of visual storytelling across cultures and formats.

It all began, fittingly, in Brooklyn. First, my trusty old Bolex jammed. Frustrated, I took a moment, and that’s when I stumbled upon an Edi

Eduardo recently shared with me a nearly-complete version of The Piccirilli Factor.  It is extraordinary. 

Seeing this film was also a stark reminder of how few documentaries there are on skilled craftspeople and artists and more importantly, few

Lucy Ann Sutton had a long line of descendants, and my children stand at the very end of that line.

As part of the Year of Cortázar celebrations, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the Centro Cultural...

En noviembre de 1938, Montes i Bradley titula su articulo de tapa “Urbanismo y Escultura”...

Nearly thirty years after its construction, the California Building was featured in the opening scene of "Citizen Kane".

The Documentary Film Fund is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to supporting the production of “Manifiesto Herrán.” This film portr

Documentary Film Fund, is pleased to announce the donation of 13 documentary films to the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires.

Belmopan, Belize – Today, William Montes-Liendo from Heritage Film Project arrived in Belmopan, the capital of Belize, to join the team of t

The Piccirilli Brothers' most remarkable contribution to New York is probably the 350 stone and 150 wood carvings they created for Riverside

The filmcaptures the indomitable spirit of these individuals, from the shores of Guam to the raising of the American Flag in Iwo Jima.

Took the 4-train from Brooklyn heading to the Bronx. The ride to Lehman College took a little over an hour