To all the aspiring documentary filmmakers with cameras in your hand, passion in your heart, and a brain screaming, “God! Where do I start!” Take a deep breath, because it only gets better from here.

In recent years, I have noticed that there has been a wave of younger people getting into film photography, bringing the old-fashioned practice back into a modern era. I personally fell in love with ...

In 1971, Jean Eustache set a camera in front of his grandmother Odette and invited her to speak. The film that emerged, Numéro Zéro, is a vivid document of one woman’s life told without embellishment.

Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady tell IndieWire about making their latest documentary feel as momentous and magical as it does to come of age. Indeed, “Folktales” doesn’t just open with the ...