Short doc makers learn how to get a slot in news

Torn from the headlines, but evergreen too - print media chats up short film makers with a contradiction.
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Still from Guardian short doc Radical Brownies. Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton.

Charlie Phillips, Head of Documentaries at the Guardian, said the news platform turned to short documentaries because it offered ‘a new way to tell stories.’

But, his idea of a story is a very narrow take on the documentary tradition. Prowl the short documentary category of Vimeo and you will discover a much wider world. 

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Brooke Boland
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Brooke Boland is a freelance writer based on the South Coast of NSW. She has a PhD in literature from the University of NSW. You can find her on Instagram @southcoastwriter.