As Bruce Springsteen resumes his tour next month, here's my essay for Zócalo Public Square about my trajectory from teenage fanboy to middle-aged devotee. Thanks to editors Eryn Brown & Boss Fangirl Sarah Rothbard.

In Deadline Hollywood, I talk to Sean Wang about his career year so far, his nonfiction canon, and most of all, his The Academy-nominated short doc 'Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó.' Thanks to MattCarey. deadline.com/2024/02/nai-na…

Thanks to MattCarey & John Ridley of Deadline Hollywood 's Doc Talk podcast for inviting me on for a scintillating convo with Marjan Safinia & Lois Vossen about The Academy's doc nominees & Doc Branch. deadline.com/2024/02/doc-ta…

Having chatted briefly with both of these folks about this, excited to see this news drop. Micah Gottleib and Sarah Winshall announce the new L.A. Festival of Movies, co-presented by mezzanine and MUBI.
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Just 1 The Academy nod for May December Film, despite topping both the Film Comment Magazine & Reverse Shot Best of 23 lists? Hmmm.

On the eve of the 40th Sundance Film Festival, here are my top 10 fave docs from the 1999 edition (my debut) to 2023. Happy #Sundance40th !

Here's my latest article from Deadline Hollywood, on 'It Ain't Over,' about baseball legend/sage/family man Yogi Berra. Thanks to director Sean Mullin & EP Lindsay Berra 〽️ (Yogi's granddaughter) for sharing their story, and MattCarey for the opportunity. deadline.com/2023/12/it-ain…

My article on awards campaigns was published in the Fall 2023 print issue of Filmmaker Magazine, and it's online now. Thanks to Rintu Thomas, Shaunak Sen, Bing Liu & DAVID MAGDAEL for their insights, and Scott Macaulay & Vadim Rizov for their editorial prowess. filmmakermagazine.com/123094-documen…

The nominees in the category of BEST DOCUMENTARY for the 2024 Film Independent #SpiritAwards are:
BYE BYE TIBERIAS
FOUR DAUGHTERS
GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT
KOKOMO CITY
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES

The #TruerThanFiction Award is presented to a talented director of non-fiction features. This award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
The finalists are:
JESSE SHORT BULL, LAURA TOMASELLI
SET HERNANDEZ
SIERRA URICH

The nominees in the category of BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES are:
DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT
DEAR MAMA
MURDER IN BIG HORN
STOLEN YOUTH: INSIDE THE CULT AT SARAH LAWRENCE
WRESTLERS