AJ Schnack is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Los Angeles. He began writing All these wonderful things in June of 2005, initially as a personal blog as well as a planned production blog for his nonfiction feature KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON. As the year continued, the blog began to focus on issues related to nonfiction filmmaking.
Resources
Documentary JukeBox isn't just about providing access to good documentaries. Through the resources link, we also aim to link documentarians and connoisseurs alike to the greater documentary community.
Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
Investigates a unique cinematic genre through encounters with some of its most influential practitioners. Over 30 luminaries offer insight into their craft while reflecting on the nature of representation and the perennially contested status of the 'truth'. More than 100 clips from landmark films enliven the discussion, offering a panoramic overview of contemporary documentary cinema.
CinemaTech (Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies)
CinemaTech focuses on how new technologies are changing cinema - the way movies get made, discovered, marketed, distributed, shown, and seen. (With occasional forays into other parts of the entertainment economy.)
doc it out
doc it out began as the personal/professional blog of Agnes Varnum, a freelance writer and film programmer. The primary focus is documentary films, distribution of documentary and independent film and the intersection between new media tools and indie filmmaking, but also includes anything else that Agnes finds worthy of mention.
Docs That Inspire
Docs That Inspire is a website for non-fiction filmmakers and audiences who care about media that matters. You'll find reports from documentary film festivals and new media conferences, along with audio and video interviews, short film reviews, and a growing collection of educational resources and links.
ITVS Digital Survey Report
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) brings independently-produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national and international audiences.
MediaRights
MediaRights maximizes social issue documentaries and shorts. Filmmakers can reach audiences, educators, and librarians who bring films into classrooms, nonprofits and help activists integrate media into their campaigns. It is a project of Arts Engine Inc.
re:frame
Reframe is bringing together and giving due love to rare independent and alternative films, helping many become commercially available for the very first time.
In a one-stop location you’ll find work from diverse sources, such as vanguard artists Sally Potter and Ken Jacobs, and distributors like Center for Asian American Media and Documentary Educational Resources.
- We're in the beta stage and adding more features soon — we would love your feedback and suggestions
- You can help our mission by creating a profile, curating lists and commenting on blog posts
- To make your films available on Reframe, become a partner
Spoke Digital Films
Spoke Digital Films is committed to using film, video, and new media to document and tell those stories that do not fit comfortably within the mainstream media or traditional film outlets. Spoke Films is especially committed to stories of social justice and exploring the ways that institutionalized power affect and shape our culture.
