Seventh Row Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith discuss the journey of writing our new ebook, Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film. On this episode

• The book's origin story (2:22)
• What do we mean by "creative nonfiction" (8:53)
• How we put the book together (11:25)
• Editing and revising site content (12:33)
• Targeting new films and filmmakers (14:12)
• Why we focus on contemporary film (20:55)
• The book's six sections (32:19)
• The films in the book (37:01)
• What we discovered writing the book (40:39)
• The Creative nonfiction workshop (45:58)
• Conclusion (49:44)

Show notes

• Pre-order the book
• Visit our Lockdown film school page to view some past sessions and find information on upcoming sessions, including one with Robert Greene and Joe Bini
• Read six filmmakers, from Penny Lane to Kirsten Johnson, weigh in on the question, what do you call your nonfiction film?
• Read our survey of fifteen critics and filmmakers on the films that changed how they thought about documentary.

Related episodes

• Ep. 99: Creative Nonfiction with Penny Lane and Carol Nguyen