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Is It All About You? The Personal Documentary

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 25, 2010 in Documentary

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Filmmaker Conference 2009 – The Personal Documentary

How does a filmmaker navigate the creative and technical challenges of the personal documentary? Hear how successful directors and producers walked this fine line in preparing to share their stories and intimate details of their lives with audiences.

Moderator:
David Courier, Programmer – Sundance Institute

Panelists:
Doug Block, Director – 51 Birch Street
Jeremiah Zagar, Director – In A Dream
Yance Ford, Producer – POV

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Dan Schoenbrun is the Communications & Programming Coordinator at IFP and the Associate Editor of Filmmaker Magazine. He likes good films, good television, and good tacos.

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