Appeal Quote by Ben Edwards

Thhe essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact, as opposed to just delivering information.

— Richard Ray Perez

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding…

— Ben Edwards

Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged -…

— Olivia Wilde

When you make a documentary, you have to adapt to what reality imposes upon you.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Documentary film is the one place that our people can speak for themselves. I feel that the documentaries that I've been working on have…

— Alanis Obomsawin

If you're able to appeal to a broader market, you can make an entertaining narrative film. Whereas a documentary is something that only a…

— Nick Searcy

The power of the documentary film, when done well, I think is usually more impacting than a narrative, at least for me. Documentaries are…

— Richard Ray Perez

The documentary style is an incredibly flexible and useful one. It's a wonderful tool for establishing the credibility of the version of things that's…

— Frank Gohlke

Documentary is thought to be art when it transcends its reference to the world, when the work can be regarded, first and foremost, as…

— Allan Sekula

Documentaries can provoke much more than narrative movies.

— Gaspar Noe

Objectivity is the purpose of documentary filmmakers.

— Vivek Oberoi

A documentary film is a great way of helping people understand because, somehow, when one is able to see the people involved, it lends…

— Lawrence Wright