Crossing the Line

Over the years, close associations between documentary and fiction film, and the crossover of noted filmmakers from one to the other, have yielded stylistic, formal, and even philosophical changes in both, not to mention some very provocative and influential films. More recently, the blurring of lines between the docs and dramatics in the work of a number of filmmakers has created some fascinating hybrids. We've invited several filmmakers who have worked on both sides of "reality" to talk about what they've taken from their experiences and how they view their distinctions. How do they discover their relationship to certain stories and material? Is a story more suited to one genre or another? Join Fenton Bailey, Steve James, Marc Levin, Penelope Spheeris, Wim Winders, and moderator Peter Brunette for a discussion of fact, fiction, and everything in between.