Anthony Kaufman
antkaufman.bsky.social
Anthony Kaufman
@antkaufman.bsky.social
Increasingly political film journalist (Subscribe to https://anthonykaufman.substack.com, articles in Filmmakermagazine.com, Documentary.org, Indiewire.com); film curator/programmer (chicagofilmfestival.com; doc10.org); film instructor (NewSchool, DePaul)
And 2) the overwhelming success of "The Perfect Neighbor" (one of the top docs on Netflix in years), and which relies on surveillance video, suggests the doc market might not be dead, and that audiences have faith in those "found footage" images.
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Good article, Alissa! While I wholeheartedly agree with the warnings, two caveats: 1) your piece ignores the long tradition of great doc makers manipulating & blurring "the truth" (Werner Herzog, Sarah Polley)...
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Well, they wouldn't. Hard to say they believe in the Voting Rights Act, either. So they may legalize racial gerrymandering, too. Not out of the woods yet.
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
But Texas's maps were explicitly racist; Cali's aren't.
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I understand not the best source, just another indicator out there. Can you point me to any more reliable data?
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Got it. Well, Polymarket only gives the Dem candidate 8% odds.
polymarket.com/event/tennes...
Tennessee House Special Election
Polymarket | This market will resolve to "Yes" if the listed candidate wins the 2025 special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District to replace f...
polymarket.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I am confused... #PA18 as a congressional district no longer exists. What special election is this?
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@baseballot.bsky.social Are any of these actually competitive? I don't believe the #TN07 buzz.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
You're putting a lot of weight on YouGov polling here. My understanding is that it's not the best tracker out there, so wondering if you can point to the other sources of date to back up these claims?
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lots of "Dirty Donald"
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM