7 Documentary Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter
Twitter can be a great tool for those wishing to stay informed with convenient, timely updates. If you’re a film buff, it can be an eye-opening window into the lives of your favourite creators, allowing you to stay intimately in touch with the development of their latest works.
Read on for a list of seven groundbreaking filmmakers you can follow on Twitter today.
Joe Berlinger
Joe Berlinger has been a giant in the industry for the past twenty years, known best for his film Paradise Lost 3, which he co-directed with Bruce Sinofsky. The film was nominated for an Academy Award, and Berlinger has also won a Peabody award and a total of six Emmy nominations.
👉 Watch Joe Berlinger on Amazon Prime
Doug Block
Doug Block is the perfect person to follow if you’re interested in the workings of the film industry. He is best known for small and personal films, such as 51 Birch Street, The Kids Grow Up, and 112 Weddings. Block is the founder of The D-Word: an online community for documentary filmmakers. It’s a rather useful resource, especially for those aspiring to enter the field.
👉 Watch Doug Block on Amazon Prime
Charlotte Cook
Attempts have been made for some time now to create a documentary-centric streaming service. Charlotte Cook is one person trying to do just that. Her experience includes time spent at Hoc Doc, where she oversaw programming. She later teamed up with A.J. Schnack and Laura Poitras to launch Field of Vision: a new documentary platform from The Intercept. The platform plans to release as many as 40 to 50 documentaries per year, covering a diverse range of topics.
👉 Watch Charlotte Cook on Amazon Prime
Billy Corben
Billy Corben launched his film career in 2001 with the powerful documentary entitled Raw Deal: A Question of Consent. He later founded a Miami-based studio that produced dozens of great films, such as Cocaine Cowboys, Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja, and Dawg Fight. Corben runs a casual Twitter account, often interacting with his followers. It’s a personal account, so don’t be surprised to find talk about sports and daily life, alongside discussions about movies and the film industry.
👉 Watch Billy Corben on Amazon Prime
Marshall Curry
Marshall Curry is a two-time Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, known as the creator behind Street Fight, Racing Dreams, and many other films. Street Fight in particular a timely film to watch nowadays, as it follows the mayoral race between Sharpe James and Corry Booker, who is now a presidential hopeful. Curry writes about the ethic of documentary filmmaking as well, particularly in regards to politics and issues of social importance.
👉 Watch Marshall Curry on Amazon Prime
Heidi Ewing
Ewing is a producer, writer and director offering unique looks at the broader filmmaking process, as she creates her own films from start to finish. She is co-founder of the production company Loki Films. Her most famous films are The Boys of Baraka, Jesus Camp and Detropia. Detropia tackles the fate of Detroit, Michigan, and the fate of the postindustrial US economy. The Boys of Baraka follows a group of Baltimore boys attending school in Kenya, tackling issues of race and poverty.
👉 Watch Heidi Ewing on Amazon Prime
Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a director and producer of her own films. Her credits include Love, Marylin, Killing in the Name, Bobby Fischer Against the World, and most recently: What Happened, Miss Simone? The latter was produced as a partnership with Netflix, exploring the life and times of Nina Simone. Garbus is also a co-founder of Moxie Firecracker Films: an independent film company. Her tweets straddle the line between business and art and are quite interesting to follow.
👉 Watch Liz Garbus on Amazon Prime
Give these fine creators a follow, and please be sure to stay respectful online.
