The best documentaries are independent. They don’t exist to serve interests, philanthropic or otherwise.

When I started my filmmaking journey 17 years ago, I honestly didn't know what a documentary film was.

Especially when you talk about the power of documentary filmmaking, you can't really have a slant; financially, you can't have a slant on the end goals.

The Documentary

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'