“It’s All Cinema!” Directors of 2026’s Top Docs on Taking Risks, Interacting With Subjects and the Huge Success of ‘You Can See Everything’ (Video)

Directors of 10 documentary features selected for the 2026 Docs to Watch panel discussed their films at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival in late October. The conversation explored how the projects began and changed, how filmmakers handled sensitive subjects and weighed risks, and the striking success of You Can See Everything.

The panel took place before a full audience of 1,237 at the Lucas Theatre. The article says that, across the panel’s previous 12 years, 27 featured films received Oscar nominations for best documentary feature and eight won, including Amy, Free Solo and 20 Days in Mariupol. This year’s selection includes films about Harlem Renaissance figures, Everest and K2, and the trial of Alec Baldwin.