27 cinematographers tell IndieWire how they captured their stories at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Every year, IndieWire reaches out to the cinematographers behind the documentary films premiering ...

Our guide to the best cameras for photojournalism and documentary lists options for beginners and professionals alike. As the business of newsgathering and documenting current events has evolved, so ...

In 2007, a Syrian journalism student arrived in Damascus for an exam with a secret escape plan. A SIM card was hidden in her shoe and a mobile phone in her underwear. As soon as she entered the ...

In an era when exploitation is the dominant form of nonfiction filmmaking, "Sugarcane" makes the case for how the camera can be a tool to help those in front of it.

Director Hasan Oswald got to know a Yazidi translator on his previous project and wanted to make a film about the victims of the 2014 Yazidi genocide. In 2018, he met Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad, then 14, ...