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2025: A Year in Motion
a year end reflection of being in the field, and at home
Dec 18, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Not for Everyone
Why I stopped chasing the system and started trusting the work
Dec 2, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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The Dream Machine
on imagination, creative persistence, and what we’re building with our attention
Oct 23, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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The Weight of the Unknown
Thoughts on Directing Documentary in Real Time
Oct 16, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Killing Nature
Hope, heartbreak, and raising kids who pay attention
Aug 26, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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In Conversation with Tomas Leach — Part I
On websites, collaboration, and trust
Aug 13, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Mapping the Unknown
The Emotional Cartography of Creative Nonfiction
Aug 5, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Starved for Wholeness
on storytelling beyond crisis, and why tension isn’t enough
Jul 22, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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For founding members
a thank you—and something just for you
Jul 15, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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A Working Philosophy for Your Documentary
When you're overwhelmed by options, start by writing the list of what your film is not.
Jul 14, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Ghost-Work
On showing up, disappearing, and the ghost-work of documentary filmmaking
Jul 2, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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In Praise of Boredom
For anyone who needs a reason to log out for a while.
Jun 18, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Place, Story, and the Machines We Built
On the Shifting Role of the Storyteller
Jun 7, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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What is a scene?
some scenes speak, some don't—but all say something
Jun 4, 2025
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
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Between Frames
Through the lens of cinema and personal storytelling, Between Frames is about finding wisdom in the pauses, the silences, and the in-between moments that define how we live, work, and connect with the places and stories around us.
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