Docs market faces ‘Darwinian’ collapse as algorithm, White House squeeze supply
The Ankler’s Alison Brower rounds up reporting from Addie Morfoot, in which Sheila Nevins, Dawn Porter and Josh Braun describe documentary distribution turning brutally selective.
Why it matters. Documentary filmmakers now need a built-in audience or a political angle to clear distribution, since algorithm-driven platforms and outside political pressure have narrowed the field to only the biggest bets.
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