The beloved documentarian, social commentarian and perhaps a prophet Adam Curtis talks about his latest documentary SHIFTY, culture, the old world shifting in the new world, and his views on what art does and doesn't do (like changing the world). Take a look at the trailer in the article as well - the sound is so excellent. https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/68120/1/adam-curtis-dubious-that-art-can-change-world-shifty-documentary-interview-bbc?utm_source=Dazed%20Daily%20%7C%20Complete&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Download%2003.07.25%20%2801JZ8EQ29ETK2TXG7DF8SCFKHZ%29&_kx=-3Gn2OcBpweIq00vWh3V66pPMNVFi-SitbBfV16z7io.YsDqRL

You guys! The EMMY winners are announced - NatGeo and Netflix take home the most Emmys. Among the winners: MSNBC’s The Sing Sing Chronicles gets best documentary; Paramount+’s We Will Dance Again gets best current affairs documentary; and the doc about January 6th, 2021 called The Sixth, earned the Emmy in the politics and government doc category. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/documentary-emmys-2025-winners-list-nat-geo-netflix-tally-1236442436/?utm_source=DOC+NYC&utm_campaign=e2878fc080-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_17_07_49_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d83fd8be6c-e2878fc080-270193496&mc_cid=e2878fc080&mc_eid=0a12c9f805

For the first time, Americans' top choice of consuming the news is social media and app video channels, reminding us that "legacy media" soon will indeed will become only legacy.. https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/for-the-first-time-social-media-overtakes-tv-as-americans-top-news-source/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email More from the Nielsen 2025 report: "streaming platforms captured 44.8% of total television viewership, narrowly surpassing the combined 44.2% share of broadcast (20.1%) and cable (24.1%) TV. The shift has been dramatic since Nielsen started tracking this data in 2021: streaming usage is up 71% over four years while cable viewing fell 39% and broadcast dropped 21%. YouTube’s doing victory laps with a record 12.5% share for its fourth consecutive monthly increase—making it bigger than Netflix and any traditional network. Meanwhile free ad-supported services like Pluto TV, Roku Channel, and Tubi now combine for 5.7% of viewing, more than any individual broadcast network."

I am sweating watching it - if you love the late autheur, it's a treat: https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/live-room/julien-s-auctions-turner-classic-movies-present-the-david-lynch-collection?playerIsMuted=false

From minimum wages to how to host a conversation after your film screening - documentary producers alliance put together ethics resource library to help fellow documentarians to navigate the path of making films. A fascinating free tool! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/documentary-producers-alliance-ethics-resource-library-1236262036/?utm_source=DOC+NYC&utm_campaign=ce8bbda7ed-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_17_07_49_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d83fd8be6c-ce8bbda7ed-270193496&mc_cid=ce8bbda7ed&mc_eid=0a12c9f805 https://www.docproducers.org/erl