The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched an Academy Originals podcast, “The Art of Documentary.”
The new podcast is hosted by Oscar-nominee and “Crip Camp” documentarian Jim LeBrecht. The six-episode season will include LeBrecht sitting down with documentary filmmakers, as they reveal to the host and the audience their filmmaking processes.
“The Art of Documentary,” will chronicle “how a filmmaker approaches their subject and how they engage with it,” according to the press release. The podcast will highlight how the various documentarians work to find new filmmaking approaches, all in an effort to tell their stories in innovative ways. LeBrecht and guests will discuss how they achieve special access and how far they’ll go to get their story — even if that means taking dangerous risks.
The first episode features an interview with “Anonymous Club” documentarian Danny Cohen. The remaining five episodes will include interviews with filmmakers including Bing Liu,...
The new podcast is hosted by Oscar-nominee and “Crip Camp” documentarian Jim LeBrecht. The six-episode season will include LeBrecht sitting down with documentary filmmakers, as they reveal to the host and the audience their filmmaking processes.
“The Art of Documentary,” will chronicle “how a filmmaker approaches their subject and how they engage with it,” according to the press release. The podcast will highlight how the various documentarians work to find new filmmaking approaches, all in an effort to tell their stories in innovative ways. LeBrecht and guests will discuss how they achieve special access and how far they’ll go to get their story — even if that means taking dangerous risks.
The first episode features an interview with “Anonymous Club” documentarian Danny Cohen. The remaining five episodes will include interviews with filmmakers including Bing Liu,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix is making changes in its feature documentary division.
Jason Spingarn-Koff, who was responsible for helping Netflix win its first Oscar for short doc The White Helmets, is exiting the streamer.
Spingarn-Koff has been with Netflix since 2015 as part of Lisa Nishimura’s documentary team.
His departure, along with a couple of other executives in the team, follows a couple of waves of layoffs at Netflix, which has cut around 475 staffers in the last three months. This move came as a result of the slowdown in the company’s revenue growth.
In addition to White Helmets, Spingarn-Koff has worked on Academy Awards winners Icarus, American Factory and My Octopus Teacher, Peabody Awards winners The Edge of Democracy, Chasing Coral and Audrie & Daisy and a number of Emmy winners including Strong Island. He was also involved in David Attenborough natural history series Our Planet.
He joined from The New York Times,...
Jason Spingarn-Koff, who was responsible for helping Netflix win its first Oscar for short doc The White Helmets, is exiting the streamer.
Spingarn-Koff has been with Netflix since 2015 as part of Lisa Nishimura’s documentary team.
His departure, along with a couple of other executives in the team, follows a couple of waves of layoffs at Netflix, which has cut around 475 staffers in the last three months. This move came as a result of the slowdown in the company’s revenue growth.
In addition to White Helmets, Spingarn-Koff has worked on Academy Awards winners Icarus, American Factory and My Octopus Teacher, Peabody Awards winners The Edge of Democracy, Chasing Coral and Audrie & Daisy and a number of Emmy winners including Strong Island. He was also involved in David Attenborough natural history series Our Planet.
He joined from The New York Times,...
- 7/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sara Dosa, the filmmaker whose documentary Fire of Love recently made a major splash at the Sundance Film Festival, has signed with Anonymous Content for management.
The Independent Spirit Award nominee’s latest feature, narrated by Miranda July, tells the story of legendary French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, their love for each other, and their love of getting as close as possible to fiery volcanoes. It won Sundance’s Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award, upon its debut at the festival in January. National Geographic Films acquired Fire of Love in a mid-seven-figure worldwide rights deal following a multi-studio bidding war which also marked the first major deal to take place at this year’s virtual festival. It’s set to be released in theaters later this year.
Dosa’s previous directorial work includes The Seer & Unseen, which garnered a number of awards including the McBaine Bay Area Documentary Prize,...
The Independent Spirit Award nominee’s latest feature, narrated by Miranda July, tells the story of legendary French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, their love for each other, and their love of getting as close as possible to fiery volcanoes. It won Sundance’s Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award, upon its debut at the festival in January. National Geographic Films acquired Fire of Love in a mid-seven-figure worldwide rights deal following a multi-studio bidding war which also marked the first major deal to take place at this year’s virtual festival. It’s set to be released in theaters later this year.
Dosa’s previous directorial work includes The Seer & Unseen, which garnered a number of awards including the McBaine Bay Area Documentary Prize,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Last August, Daisy Coleman, 23, the rape survivor featured in the Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, was found dead by suicide in her home. In a devastating twist, nearly four months later, Daisy’s mother, Melinda — who initially posted about her daughter’s passing on Facebook — was also found dead by suicide at home.
News of the 58-year-old woman’s death was posted on the Instagram page for SafeBAE, a sexual assault prevention organization founded by Daisy. “We are in shock and disbelief to share with our SafeBAE family, that we lost Melinda Coleman to suicide,...
News of the 58-year-old woman’s death was posted on the Instagram page for SafeBAE, a sexual assault prevention organization founded by Daisy. “We are in shock and disbelief to share with our SafeBAE family, that we lost Melinda Coleman to suicide,...
- 12/7/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Melinda Coleman, the mother of Netflix documentary “Audrie & Daisy” subject Daisy Coleman, has died of apparent suicide. She was 58.
SafeBAE, the sexual assault prevention organization founded by Daisy Coleman, announced Melinda Coleman’s death Sunday, writing in an Instagram post: “We are in shock and disbelief to share with our SafeBAE family, that we lost Melinda Coleman to suicide. The bottomless grief of losing her husband, Tristan, and Daisy was more than she could face most days.”
Both Melinda’s husband, Michael, and her son Tristan died in car accidents years apart. Her daughter, Daisy — the subject of the 2016 doc “Audrie & Daisy,” which centered on her accusation of sexual assault at the age of 14 and the subsequent way she was treated in her hometown of Maryville, Missouri — committed suicide in August at 23, following years of advocating for sexual assault survivors.
“Melinda was a gifted veterinarian, devoted mother and wife,...
SafeBAE, the sexual assault prevention organization founded by Daisy Coleman, announced Melinda Coleman’s death Sunday, writing in an Instagram post: “We are in shock and disbelief to share with our SafeBAE family, that we lost Melinda Coleman to suicide. The bottomless grief of losing her husband, Tristan, and Daisy was more than she could face most days.”
Both Melinda’s husband, Michael, and her son Tristan died in car accidents years apart. Her daughter, Daisy — the subject of the 2016 doc “Audrie & Daisy,” which centered on her accusation of sexual assault at the age of 14 and the subsequent way she was treated in her hometown of Maryville, Missouri — committed suicide in August at 23, following years of advocating for sexual assault survivors.
“Melinda was a gifted veterinarian, devoted mother and wife,...
- 12/7/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Following the untimely passing of Daisy Coleman, police have confirmed how she died. The 23-year-old advocate, whose own story of surviving sexual assault was a subject of the 2016 documentary Audrie & Daisy, committed suicide on Aug. 4, her mother Melinda Coleman confirmed on social media. The Lakewood Police Department in Colorado confirmed to E! News Coleman died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the authorities, police trained in crisis intervention went to Coleman's home with members of the fire department five hours before her death. There, they spoke to her for more than an hour, per police, and felt a medical hold was not needed because...
- 8/7/2020
- E! Online
Variety brings some sad news today as the outlet reports that one of the main subjects of Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, Daisy Coleman, has died by suicide. She was 23. According to the outlet, her body was found by her mother Melinda this week, who had asked police to do a welfare check on her.
For those who’ve seen the aforementioned documentary – which is certainly worth a watch – you’ll know that it looked at both Coleman and Audrie Pott’s sexual assault stories and how it impacted both their own lives and the lives of their families. Premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, it went on to earn strong reviews, with the powerful pic currently sitting at 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Coleman was raped at a party in Maryville, Mo., back in January 2012 when she was just 14 years old. No one was ever convicted for the crime and she...
For those who’ve seen the aforementioned documentary – which is certainly worth a watch – you’ll know that it looked at both Coleman and Audrie Pott’s sexual assault stories and how it impacted both their own lives and the lives of their families. Premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, it went on to earn strong reviews, with the powerful pic currently sitting at 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Coleman was raped at a party in Maryville, Mo., back in January 2012 when she was just 14 years old. No one was ever convicted for the crime and she...
- 8/5/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Daisy Coleman, who was featured in the 2016 Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy about teenage rape victims, died Tuesday by suicide, her mother Melinda Coleman announced on Facebook. She was 23.
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight,” Melinda Coleman wrote. “If you saw crazy messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her. She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she had to make make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken the pain from her!”
Daisy Coleman was one of the teenagers featured in the Netflix documentary, which followed her and her family dealing with the trauma of her alleged rape at a Missouri house party when she was 14. The film, directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
“She never recovered from what those boys...
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight,” Melinda Coleman wrote. “If you saw crazy messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her. She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she had to make make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken the pain from her!”
Daisy Coleman was one of the teenagers featured in the Netflix documentary, which followed her and her family dealing with the trauma of her alleged rape at a Missouri house party when she was 14. The film, directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
“She never recovered from what those boys...
- 8/5/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Daisy Coleman, one of the subjects of the 2016 Netflix documentary “Audrie & Daisy,” died by suicide on Tuesday, according to her mother, Melinda. Coleman was 23.
Coleman’s body was found after her mother asked police to conduct a welfare check. “Audrie & Daisy” detailed Coleman and Audrie Pott’s experiences with sexual assault, and how their families coped with the trauma and subsequent rejection from Coleman’s community. The movie, directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight. If you saw crazy / messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her,” Melinda wrote on Facebook. “She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she had to make make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken the pain from her! She...
Coleman’s body was found after her mother asked police to conduct a welfare check. “Audrie & Daisy” detailed Coleman and Audrie Pott’s experiences with sexual assault, and how their families coped with the trauma and subsequent rejection from Coleman’s community. The movie, directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight. If you saw crazy / messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her,” Melinda wrote on Facebook. “She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she had to make make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken the pain from her! She...
- 8/5/2020
- by Mackenzie Nichols
- Variety Film + TV
If you look hard enough, you can find reason to think of “Athlete A” as an uplifting movie about a young woman who overcame hardship and found success on her own terms – because that’s what Maggie Nichols, the gymnast who left the U.S. Gymnastics team to become a celebrated college champion, did.
But you’ll be hard-pressed to leave “Athlete A” thinking about Nichols’ triumph, because it comes almost as an afterthought to the documentary’s devastating indictment of the culture of mental and physical abuse that flourished for years at U.S. Gymnastics. The climate was fostered by a win-at-all-costs mentality imported from Romania, and included a determination to not just ignore but cover up widespread sexual abuse of the athletes, even if that meant that more young girls would be abused.
The documentary by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, whose other films include “An Inconvenient Sequel,...
But you’ll be hard-pressed to leave “Athlete A” thinking about Nichols’ triumph, because it comes almost as an afterthought to the documentary’s devastating indictment of the culture of mental and physical abuse that flourished for years at U.S. Gymnastics. The climate was fostered by a win-at-all-costs mentality imported from Romania, and included a determination to not just ignore but cover up widespread sexual abuse of the athletes, even if that meant that more young girls would be abused.
The documentary by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, whose other films include “An Inconvenient Sequel,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
‘Athlete A’ Review: Horrifying, Meticulous Larry Nassar Doc Should Spell End of Toxic USA Gymnastics
In 1995, sports journalist Joan Ryan published “Little Girls in Pretty Boxes,” a scathing non-fiction accounting of the myriad of abuses inflicted on young women in the pursuit of athletic glory in the fields of gymnastics and figure skating. The book shook up both sports (and even inspired a 1997 Lifetime movie), ultimately pushing ruling body USA Gymnastics to develop new initiatives to combat decades’ worth of harmful practices.
Usag soon set about crafting a “wellness program,” complete with a lauded 100-page manual that includes medically sound tips and tricks. Within five years, however, the program’s budget had been slashed and its director had quit. Still, it lived on in chilling ways: the manual’s introduction came complete with a sterling introduction by a beloved Usag doctor. It was Larry Nassar.
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s documentary “Athlete A” never directly invokes the name of Ryan’s book, but it...
Usag soon set about crafting a “wellness program,” complete with a lauded 100-page manual that includes medically sound tips and tricks. Within five years, however, the program’s budget had been slashed and its director had quit. Still, it lived on in chilling ways: the manual’s introduction came complete with a sterling introduction by a beloved Usag doctor. It was Larry Nassar.
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s documentary “Athlete A” never directly invokes the name of Ryan’s book, but it...
- 6/23/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Thompson on Hollywood
‘Athlete A’ Review: Horrifying, Meticulous Larry Nassar Doc Should Spell End of Toxic USA Gymnastics
In 1995, sports journalist Joan Ryan published “Little Girls in Pretty Boxes,” a scathing non-fiction accounting of the myriad of abuses inflicted on young women in the pursuit of athletic glory in the fields of gymnastics and figure skating. The book shook up both sports (and even inspired a 1997 Lifetime movie), ultimately pushing ruling body USA Gymnastics to develop new initiatives to combat decades’ worth of harmful practices.
Usag soon set about crafting a “wellness program,” complete with a lauded 100-page manual that includes medically sound tips and tricks. Within five years, however, the program’s budget had been slashed and its director had quit. Still, it lived on in chilling ways: the manual’s introduction came complete with a sterling introduction by a beloved Usag doctor. It was Larry Nassar.
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s documentary “Athlete A” never directly invokes the name of Ryan’s book, but it...
Usag soon set about crafting a “wellness program,” complete with a lauded 100-page manual that includes medically sound tips and tricks. Within five years, however, the program’s budget had been slashed and its director had quit. Still, it lived on in chilling ways: the manual’s introduction came complete with a sterling introduction by a beloved Usag doctor. It was Larry Nassar.
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s documentary “Athlete A” never directly invokes the name of Ryan’s book, but it...
- 6/23/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Film Festivals
Social network-educational site Stage 32 will offer SXSW filmmakers a showcase for their projects beginning in April.
The site made the announcement on Monday, three days after the film festival was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus epidemic. Filmmakers and content creators accepted into SXSW 2020 are welcome to submit their pics for screening. Filmmakers will have a choice whether to screen privately to Stage 32’s community or publicly.
“As filmmakers, producers, screenwriters and actors ourselves, all of us at Stage 32 are devastated for everyone impacted by the cancellation of SXSW,” said Stage 32 CEO Richard “Rb” Botto. “Given the sad reality that the coronavirus will likely cause more festival cancellations, we want to assure that these filmmakers and their connections get the exposure their work and efforts so richly deserve.”...
Social network-educational site Stage 32 will offer SXSW filmmakers a showcase for their projects beginning in April.
The site made the announcement on Monday, three days after the film festival was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus epidemic. Filmmakers and content creators accepted into SXSW 2020 are welcome to submit their pics for screening. Filmmakers will have a choice whether to screen privately to Stage 32’s community or publicly.
“As filmmakers, producers, screenwriters and actors ourselves, all of us at Stage 32 are devastated for everyone impacted by the cancellation of SXSW,” said Stage 32 CEO Richard “Rb” Botto. “Given the sad reality that the coronavirus will likely cause more festival cancellations, we want to assure that these filmmakers and their connections get the exposure their work and efforts so richly deserve.”...
- 3/9/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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