Between 2014 and 2016, a YouTube channel called Every Frame a Painting posted 28 video essays critiquing movies and dissecting different aspects of filmmaking before it went silent. Taylor Ramos and ...

Perhaps video essays are like pornography in that, as the saying goes, you know it when you see it. But what distinguishes a video essay from a short film and what are the ground rules for this ...

An exploration of the science, history and ethics of organ donation in the context of the filmmaker's kidney donation. For the record, Lane thought about donating a kidney long before she thought of ...

This collection delves into the complex history of stereotyping and discrimination in media. These videos and essays aim to foster a deeper awareness of the importance of accurate and respectful ...

ANTH copy gift from Ives Goddard. This new collection of essays presents the latest thoughts of one of the world's leading ethnographic filmmakers and writers on cinema. It will provide essential ...

It’s very easy to misread the title of Victor Kossakovsky’s latest documentary as “Architection,” since it is, in some ways, a detective story about the world we live in, albeit one in which it is ...

Despite being a tad too long and a trifle repetitive, the documentary essay “Confessions of a Good Samaritan” from American helmer Penny Lane is a thought-provoking personal investigation into a ...