This is vital for a democracy to thrive.

He succeeds Fowlie, who also served in that capacity until early this year.

I think its one of the best documentary film festivals in the world, hands down.

Camden International Film Festival

Camden International Film FestivalMatthew Carey

And I know Im a little biased, but I think others will back me up on that.

These are existential times that call for asking some existential questions.

Why does cinema matter?

2025 4th World Media Lab fellows

Elise McCave, newly appointed executive director of the Points North Institute, in Rockland, Maine, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.Matthew Carey

Why support independent filmmaking?

To me, this has been my passion.

Johan Grimonprez),No Other Land(dirs.

Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor);Mistress Dispeller(dir.

Elizabeth Lo);Patrice: The Movie(dir.

Ted Passon);Dahomey(dir.

Mati Diop);Homegrown(dir.

Michael Premo), andBlink, directed by Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher.