"We think we're in a position to be a home for documentary filmmakers, who at the moment often work out of their garages and struggle to make ends meet," said Mr. Yellin, whose career at ABC News spanned nearly two decades before he and Mr. Jennings took their documentary unit independent, in 2002.
Rod Stewart agreed to allow BBC cameras into his home for a revealing documentary on his hard-rocking life – but refused to allow them to film his model railway.
Worst Actress In A Supporting Role: Keiko Ibi, who took home an award for Documentary Short Subject, had the same problem as Gwyneth.
The festival's audience cast votes for two Heineken Audience Awards, with "The Rocket" nabbing the award for narrative film, and "Bridegroom" taking home the award for documentary film.
Hulu also said on Monday that it would be the exclusive online home for more than 30 documentaries, including "Re Generation Music Project," which is being featured at the SXSW film festival.
Last month, I made a personal journey home for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, to explore how dramatically India's sexual landscape has changed in recent years.
That is the death knell for most movie premieres, but for "Home," a documentary about the perils of climate change, the forecast last Tuesday night was the perfect billing.
The deal is not a one-off, either, it seems – Hulu is launching the film under its new Hulu Documentary Films arm, which will become the new home for premium original and exclusive documentary film titles coming to Hulu.
The subject arose because Mr. Mitchell had made a cameo appearance in 'Curtain Call," a documentary about the home for retired entertainers in Englewood, N.J.
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