
Steve James
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Why ‘City So Real’ Docu-Series Director Steve James Went Back to Chicago to Shoot One More Episode in 2020
By Jason Clark | June 15, 2021 @ 10:01 AMTheWrap magazine: ”Television needs to play a role in connecting people more to the world we live in,“ the award-winning filmmaker says
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Nat Geo Acquires Steve James’ ‘City So Real’ Docuseries, Adds Episode About COVID-19 and George Floyd Protests
By Jennifer Maas | August 3, 2020 @ 10:00 AMCable channel will air five-hour show about Chicago’s ”history-making“ 2019 mayoral election this fall
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Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin Films Founder and ‘Hoop Dreams’ Producer, Hospitalized With COVID-19
By Brian Welk | March 20, 2020 @ 12:19 PM78-year-old co-founder of non-profit organization recently returned from conference in Australia
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Diane Weyermann Elevated to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media
By Brian Welk | September 5, 2019 @ 8:01 AMThe 14-year veteran who served previously as president of documentary film and television will work closely with CEO David Linde
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‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ Wins Top Award at the Cinema Eye Honors
By Steve Pond | January 10, 2019 @ 6:59 PM”Minding the Gap,“ ”Free Solo“ and ”Shirkers“ also win multiple awards at the ceremony that celebrates all facets of nonfiction filmmaking
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Oscar Nominees Explain What Makes Documentaries Feel ‘Alive’ (Video)
By Brian Welk | February 8, 2018 @ 5:11 PM”The thing that makes it alive is discovering how it changes and running with that,“ ”Icarus“ co-director Dan Cogan told TheWrap
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‘Faces Places,’ ‘Abacus,’ ‘Risk’ Get Oscar Boost From DOC NYC’s Short List
By Steve Pond | September 28, 2017 @ 9:00 AMThe annual list of awards-worthy documentaries also includes ”The B-Side,“ ”City of Ghosts,“ ”Jane“ and ”Kedi“
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‘OJ: Made in America’ and ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Top Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
By Steve Pond | November 2, 2016 @ 3:00 PMCinema Eye feature-film nominees also include ”Fire at Sea,“ ”Cameraperson“ and ”Weiner“
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Oscars’ Crowded Documentary Race Nears a Record: See the Complete List of Films So Far
By Steve Pond | October 5, 2016 @ 2:28 PMVoters have received 139 screeners from the Academy to date, including 90 in September alone
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Laura Poitras, Werner Herzog, Alex Gibney Make Cinema Eye List of Top Documentary Filmmakers
By Steve Pond | September 21, 2016 @ 9:52 AMMost important non-fiction films of the last decade include ”Citizenfour,“ ”Waltz With Bashir“ and ”Exit Through the Gift Shop“
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Toronto Film Festival: Awards, Politics and, Oh Yeah, ‘Birth of a Nation’
By Steve Pond | September 7, 2016 @ 6:17 PMEleven days will have plenty of on- and off-screen drama, but right now Nate Parker is overshadowing it all
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The Government Goes After the Little Guy in Toronto Doc ‘Abacus: Small Enough to Jail’ (Exclusive Video)
By Steve Pond | September 7, 2016 @ 7:13 AM”Hoop Dreams“ director Steve James’ new film looks at the only bank that faced criminal charges after the 2008 financial collapse
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Ava DuVernay, Shola Lynch to Keynote Getting Real Documentary Conference
By Umberto Gonzalez | August 23, 2016 @ 6:00 AMThree-day conference for documentary filmmakers runs from Sept. 27-29
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Toronto Film Festival Adds ‘Transparent’ Premiere, Conversations With Jonathan Demme and Cheryl Boone Isaacs
By Steve Pond | August 18, 2016 @ 7:00 AMFive TV shows will debut in the Primetime section, while Demme, Isaacs and others will highlight the TIFF Industry Conference
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Sundance: ’99 Homes’ Director Calls Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity ‘Horrific’ (Video)
By Tony Maglio | January 24, 2015 @ 4:30 PMThe film industry could also take a lesson from Silicon Valley, writer-director Ramin Bahrani tells TheWrap