“Artists, Journalists and Storytellers Are More Important Than Ever”: ‘Martha’, ‘Super/Man’ Filmmakers and the THR Documentary Roundtable
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott Feinberg
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Six acclaimed documentary filmmakers reveal the personal stories and societal impacts behind their standout 2024 projects, from Martha Stewart's pursuit of perfection to the generational trauma of Indigenous residential schools.
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- Carla Gutiérrez's 'Frida' gave intimate insight into the Mexican artist's emotions, contrasting with the typical academic approach, after Gutiérrez's own experience with miscarriage led her to connect deeply with Kahlo's work.
- Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat's 'Sugarcane' took an immersive, vérité approach to documenting the search for unmarked graves at a Canadian residential school, with Brave NoiseCat's family history intertwined in the tragedy.
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R.J. Cutler, Elton John, David Furnish, Matt Tyrnauer, James Carville, Carla Gutiérrez, Frida Kahlo, Ian Bonhôte, Christopher Reeve, Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Natalie Rae, Angela Patton, Netflix, Disney, Greenwich Films, Warner Bros., Amazon/MGM, Nat Geo, Stanford documentary program, Martha, Elton John: Never Too Late, Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Frida, Sugarcane, Daughters