The Village Voice

Review: ‘Subject’ Gazes Into the Abyss of Documentary Film Subjects

Finally, a documentary in the “golden age of documentaries” that addresses the long-ignored thousand-pound gorilla in the screening room: How should human cost be considered in a nonfiction filmmaking ...
Variety

‘Subject’ Review: Interrogating Doc Makers’ Responsibility to Those Who Appear on Camera

Directors Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall track down participants in docs such as 'The Staircase' and 'Hoop Dreams' to host an essential (if unwieldy) conversation about documentary ethics. In ...
Hyperallergic

Doc Examining Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking Has Its Own Problems

Margie Ratliff, participant of The Staircase, as seen in Subject, dir. Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall (photo Adriel Gonzalez; all images courtesy Lady & Bird Films) The oldest film here is the ...
Deadline.com

Greenwich Ent. & Kanopy Acquire ‘Subject,’ Doc That Takes Hard Look At Nonfiction Films And “Fine Line Between Documentation And Exploitation”

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment is maintaining a brisk pace of acquisitions. A day after picking up North American rights to the TIFF premiere documentary Sorry ...
nytimes.com

With ‘Subject,’ Doc Stars Look Back

A talk with the directors Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall about their film that checks in on the subjects of high-profile documentaries. By Nicolas Rapold Being a documentary subject can be a ...