The Short Doc Club
Rob Aldersoncelebrating short documentaries and the people who make them
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 31 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 2 years ago |
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To Be Enjoyed
Why do some creative works become huge successes, and others sink without trace? That’s the question at the heart of Derek Thompson’s excellent book, Hit Makers: How Things Become Popular.
The answer, he claims, has very little to do with...
Learning to Swim
The artist Grayson Perry once said that his favourite artwork is the one that exists in his mind. As soon as it starts to take shape in the real world, it loses that imagined perfection, as it’s hauled through the inevitable compromises tha...
Girl in the Hallway
No whimsical introduction this week, or circuitous personal anecdote. It wouldn’t be right for Valerie Barnhart’s extraordinary charcoal animation, Girl in the Hallway (2019).
The ten-minute film brings to life Jamie DeWolf’s agonising sto...
12:15
As a kid, I’d save up things to worry about after school. Throughout the day I’d file away slights (real or perceived), misunderstandings, regrets and concerns.
Then at home, after homework was finished and dinner cleared away, I’d find a...
Jonah Stands Up
Most of the filmmakers I interview talk about responsibility. They understand how generous an act it is to entrust someone with your story.
This responsibility takes on a different flavour when the subject is someone they were already clo...
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