What sets documentary photography apart, say those who do it, is that there is virtually always a narrative involved, whether explicit or implied.
In spite of reality television's strategies of prescient casting, theme music and expert pace-setting, documentaries still can't conjure tragedy out of nothing.
(It's noteworthy that the film that Baumbach made next, "While We're Young," is set among documentary filmmakers).
Including "The Toy Soldiers," three films on this year's docket were shot in Surf City; Russell Emanuel set the documentary "Restoration of Paradise" at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, while Autumn McAlpin used seaside locations, plus a few prominent local surfers, in the short film "Shadow".
We've met to talk about Kim's new Chicago-set documentary, Dreamcatcher, the story of Brenda Myers, an ex-prostitute and crack cocaine addict turned guidance councillor.
For each setting, documentary sources were analyzed to trace the implementation of activities, including temporal patterns throughout the project for each program component.
The tone is set by two documentaries in the festival's main slate, Martin Scorsese's "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" and Wim Wenders's "Pina".
Tom Reissmann has directed and produced various travel documentaries set in Africa, Australia and Europe.
You may have noticed that of all the reality shows and documentaries set inside prisons, almost none of them are made here.
As in many of these films, it is the mix of personal and historical information that sets this documentary apart.
