Surfing the Documentary Web

As I was surfing the web, looking for some good sites to waste some time on, I ran across a real gem for us documentary filmmakers! DocumentaryFilms.net is a must see for anyone interested in making a doc. Why? You ask… Information! I say.

A central hub where filmmakers can publicize their latest doc or catch up on some reviews of newer films they may have missed at the festivals. I LOVE IT! For instance, and this is a shameless plug, I know, I was able to log on with minimal information necessary and place As Seen Through These Eyes in the film directory. Immediately it was listed. HOT!

Now what it is missing is more information. For instance, in the forum few people actually post responses - which is a real shame. There is a great question brought up by “Wander” on profit and sales figures for docs. Nobody got back to him with an answer, and granted they are hard to come by, but Wander did some research and answered himself… a few times… with some great information. Hats off.

With another disturbing article in the LA Times yesterday (Thursday, June 19) on the state of affairs in the doc world, it is important that we share as much information as we can to keep the genre healthy and seen. So I challenge everyone to go to this site an publish at least one thing they feel would be important to the doc world. Look, this is the first entry in Google when you type documentary. A great place to place information… Let’s do it!

Anyway, back to old editing system to finish my next doc that will be another up hill battle to gain viewers. Forward march…

Doc to see this week… WHEN WE WERE KINGS. Great story of how this little gem was made. Rent the movie and you will get the story in the extras.

Support your local documentary!

PS. This is an unsolicited review… I got all I needed from their site for free! Including posting FIB on their Online Resource. Post what you know.