SLOW REVOLUTION

Now screening at the Cine Pobre Film Festival

DIED WITHOUT ISSUE

Directed by Rachel Price. Cinematography and Editing by Rustin Thompson.

Now in Production.

MY MOTHER WAS HERE

Now available on Vimeo

In this book, I encourage new and veteran filmmakers to make artistically rewarding documentaries at a fraction of the runaway costs of making these films today. The book helps you learn the skills to take creative risks, to find your authorial voice, and to spend less time making each film so you can make more films. This book emboldens you to pursue documentary filmmaking for the joy of it.

“Smart, to the point and full of important info. It will be helpful for all kinds of filmmakers – those starting out or those wanting to change their practice. A great book.”

Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make Movies

Docs in Review

Hiatus

Rustin Thompson2021-07-15T23:34:17+00:00

Documentary in Review will be on hiatus for awhile. For how long, I’m not sure. I’ve lost interest in writing about documentaries, simply because I’ve lost interest in watching them. I haven’t lost interest [...]

Doc Filmmaking During a Pandemic: Go Small, Go Lean

Rustin Thompson2021-02-15T18:58:26+00:00

Nina Davenport filming Hello Photo (1994) The Pandemic Future: Time for a Radical Return to Documentary's First Golden Age I recently wrote a book with a title that is now comically ironic. Get Close: Lean [...]

Collective

Rustin Thompson2020-12-23T18:29:46+00:00

Collective Director/ Alexander Nanau Watched on Amazon Rating 3.5/5 If you happen to watch the trailer of Collective before watching the film, you’ll think you’re in store for a breathless political thriller with nothing [...]