Documentary Special Feature

As Sheffield Doc/Fest approaches The Guardian have today published a wealth of articles on Documentary film-making, looking at the genre's relationship with everything from funding to Social Media.

We are also pleased to say they have an interview with Steve James, director of forthcoming Dogwoof film The Interrupters. Steve will be appearing at Doc/Fest to promote the film and lead a masterclass;

Best known for Hoop Dreams, his 1994 portrait of two young basketball hopefuls (which won prizes including the Sundance audience award), James believes many of the brightest creative talents are now turning to documentaries.

"I hope it's not like the real estate bubble, but I sincerely believe we are living in a golden age for documentary film-making," he says, speaking from Salt Lake City; this week he flies to Britain to give a masterclass at the Sheffield Doc/Fest and screen his new documentary The Interrupters. "The quality is incredible," James enthuses. "Before, people used to want to make narrative films, but suddenly people realised what you could do with documentary."

Read more at http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jun/06/steve-james-golden-age-documentary