The documentary Always (从来) is racking up awards at festivals, announcing itself as an Oscar contender despite a lack of theatrical distribution. The film directed by Deming Chen and produced by Hansen Lin, built around poetry of unexpected power and poignancy written by a Chinese schoolboy and his classmates, won the top documentary award at…
When we speak of “we” as a society, who is being referred to? Who is being left out? That’s one of the prime questions underpinning Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks), which just screened at the Camden International Film Festival in Maine, following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and North American premiere…
The 21st edition of the Camden International Film Festival in Maine celebrated its opening in the most emotional fashion imaginable, with a screening of the award-winning documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. Ryan White’s film, an expected Oscar contender, tells the love story of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley, and how they…
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary filmmakers facing funding cuts at the federal level on top of already-challenged distribution opportunities are getting a major boost from the Points North Institute, the nonprofit that puts on the Camden International Film Festival. Today, the institute announced its 2025 artists programs selections and the Points North Forum program which run concurrently with…