Anatomy of the Filmmaker dissects both the philosophy and the equipment used by our favorite documentary filmmakers of today and yesterday.  This is a series done for The Non-Fiction Cartel, which is a working collaborative whose purpose is to support, create and enhance short form, documentary media making in the New England area.  A write-up on each filmmaker accompanies the visual dissection and can be found on The Cartel's website.

The Maysles championed the idea of flow...

Ondi Timoner has this presence; an energy that is so palpable you feel it come through her films, her interviews, and her writing...

Watching a film by Les Blank feels like experiencing an event along with him...

This “little woman” is largely responsible for a big movement in cinema. Agnès Varda is a pioneer.