As a documentary consultant I help documentary filmmakers develop their films to be the best they can be. These film ideas are often commissioned by Netflix, BBC, ITV or selected to play in top-tier film festivals. I usually work with directors before they go out to film, however sometimes I’m brought in after they’ve made […]
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 history has tried to erase, and creates spaces where people may once again feel seen […]
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 a requirement. While the core of journalism remains rooted in truth and verification, the delivery […]
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 in Raindance 2024. Each one of these films is unconventional and different. They will challenge, […]
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 (rather impressively) end up having real life implications in combating them. You might even say […]
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 shed light on the most pressing problems of today but also to elevate the stories […]
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 the frontlines of environmental chaos. “Last year they fired missiles at us again”. The tourist […]
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 water. It was the wettest day of the year so far, and would go on […]
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 a documentary or otherwise, you’ll experience other cultures, broaden your perspective of the world and […]
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 administration, who, in total, executed three people, including Timothy McVeigh and Juan Raul Garza. Someone […]
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