as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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These nonfiction feature films from emerging talent around the world showcase some of the most courageous and extraordinary filmmaking today.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Time was given the prestigious Peabody Award for outstanding documentary filmmaking.
—Jelani Cobb, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art.
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—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Does that foothold in edgier genre filmmaking offer something unique that complements your music?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Time was given the prestigious Peabody Award for outstanding documentary filmmaking.
—Jelani Cobb, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art.
5.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Does that foothold in edgier genre filmmaking offer something unique that complements your music?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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