The most impressive feat a film can pull off is to convince its viewers they are seeing something wholly original. Even more impressive is when a film can accomplish this while adapting a work, making ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University Martin Center for the Arts showed the premiere of the film “Nurse: Empathy Heals” on Thursday. “Nurse: Empathy Heals” is a ...

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"Empathy." That's the answer I received the most as I walked through the lobby of the Arlington Hotel during last month's Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF). I was curious why documentaries ...

My blog post In Defense of Empathy mentioned the role of empathy in literature. This role requires a mode of empathy based on non-verbal simulation of the experiences of characters in novels, plays, ...

Chris Gore discusses the differences between men and women directors. Have a drink with us for Hollywood On the Rocks, Wednesdays at 1PM PT, then catch us on our Friday Livecast at 9AM PT for film ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...