Jeff Dailey

Cinematographer. Director. Documentary filmmaker.

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America doesn’t move forward through division. It moves forward through grace. Created with Veo3 + https://t.co/2JxucD73DE, kindness = power, and together, we rise. 🇺🇸✨ @FlowbyGoogle @elevenlabs @braverangels @AspenInstitute @FordFoundation

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@unikunka I love this.

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@gavinpurcell Yes.

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@IXITimmyIXI You definitely feel the emotion in this.

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For a variety of reasons, documentaries often feel a little soulless these days. But Time and Water looks like one worth watching.

[Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest]

“Time and Water,” which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, follows Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason as he transforms his archives into a cinematic time capsule to preserve family, memory, time, and water amid the loss of his country’s glaciers and his beloved grandparents.

From Academy Award–nominated director Sara Dosa, “Time and Water” arrives in theaters starting May 29.

[Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest]

“Time and Water,” which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, follows Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason as he transforms his archives into a cinematic time capsule to preserve family, memory, time, and water amid the loss of his country’s glaciers and his beloved grandparents.

From Academy Award–nominated director Sara Dosa, “Time and Water” arrives in theaters starting May 29.

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The last full-time museum taxidermist in the United States once slept at the museum for weeks so he could wake up overnight and fine-tune the expressions of taxidermied lions as the glue dried. Feels like the kind of quiet, deeply human documentary portrait we don’t get enough of anymore @NHMLA https://t.co/Qs7Z7xAAK1

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Yes, tone, pacing, aesthetics, and good judgment are the recipe.

[MayorkingAI @MayorKingAI]

Some will say this is not cinema, that it’s just “AI slop”

To me, it is cinema

This concept trailer, created by Javier de la Chica and Guillermo Miranda for @runwayml Big Pitch contest, shows just how far AI filmmaking has come

Some will also say AI does everything by itself, that there are no real creators or creative freedom behind it

But here, you can clearly feel serious direction in every decision: concept, pacing, aesthetics, editing, tone, and staging

This is not about pressing a button

It’s about vision, taste, and creative direction

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@Delachica_ @runwayml buenisima

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@DJIGlobal Cool product but for documentary work, I would rather the logo be more discrete or nonexistent.

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Well said. The emotional part is why a two-minute scene can take a week to edit.

[Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo]

My thoughts on film editing and storytelling that have nothing to do with technology, hardware or software:

[Sundance Film Festival @sundancefest]

Announcing Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026! 🇲🇽

Join us Apr 30 – May 3 in Mexico City for the third edition, featuring a curated selection of films and filmmaker conversations, presented with Cinépolis.

Learn more: https://t.co/2FatwcNhb6

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@maxescu Exactly. “Slop” is just a label. Like you, I’m more interested in the possibility.

[Ian Sharar @aifilmmaker]

This clip from the 2012 documentary “Side by Side” with Keanu Reeves about the digital revolution in films perfectly aligns with how people talk about AI “slop” today, and sounds so foolish in retrospect. It’s amazing watching history repeat itself.

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@theSamPadilla @FIFAcom It's like a bad version of the Price is Right.

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Really appreciate this column, @alissamarie. AI absolutely raises the stakes for trust in docs, but it also sharpens an older question: how are images, whether AI or actual recorded images, being used to tell a story or to influence a viewer’s perception of a story? For me, that intention matters more than the tool. https://t.co/420RxMbJdm

[Bloody Disgusting @BDisgusting]

Michael Shannon and Margaret Qualley will star in KING SNAKE from writer/director Jeff Nichols.

A couple inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons that haunt its legacy.

It's said to be a terrifying film with otherworldly creatures and myths.

[Aaron Francis @aarondfrancis]

Men only want one thing

and that thing is an old industrial building to turn into a studio

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@danajacobson and @CBSMMiller brought a rare mix of warmth, curiosity, and integrity to CBS Saturday Morning. Both were seasoned journalists who treated every story, from hard news to community features, with depth and humanity. @paramount if trust is the brand, cutting Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller is a costly choice. https://t.co/pYvRCUTy7r

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@beltrandelrio My grandfather packed up the family in a station wagon in the American south and roadtripped to México City during that era. It's still a magical place, but often dream of transporting myself to the mid 20th century to capture and tell stories of your beautiful, rich culture.

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@HorrorCarnival Beautiful.