International Documentary Association

Online Articles--August 2008

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- Awards Round Up

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Features:

From Larry Charles' 'Religulous,' which screened in preview at BRITDOC. Courtesy of Lionsgate.

BRITDOC 08 examined, as well as music, in documentaries.

Lighten Up! BRITDOC Debates the Serious Side of Documentaries

By Christiaan Harden

Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films

Hurricane Katrina--A survivor's POV

Delta Blues: 'Trouble the Water' Takes a Ground-Level View of the Wrath and Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Members News--August 2008

By Tamara Krinsky

Meet the Filmmakers: Denny Tedesco--'The Wrecking Crew'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Jenny Mackenzie--'Kick Like A Girl'

By Thomas White

Courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Show Me the Money! 'I.O.U.S.A.' Reveals another Inconvenient Truth

By Kathleen Fairweather

Meet the Filmmakers: Megan Mylan--'Smile Pinki'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: David Sauvage--'Carissa'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Christa Graf--'Memory Books'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Thomas G. Miller--'ONE BAD CAT: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Stacy Peralta--'Made in America'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Andrzej Fidyk--'Yodok Stories'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Terence Davies--'Of Time and the City'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: C. Karim Chrobog--'War Child'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Makoto Sasa--'Fire Under the Snow'

By Thomas White

Welcome New Members--August 2008

By Tamara Krinsky

So You Want to be a Documentarian? A Primer for Seeking the Truth of a Story

By Cynthia Close

Meet the Filmmakers: Irena Salina--'FLOW'

By Thomas White

Filmmaker Lauren Cardillo (right) and her mother, Irene, at the end of Route 66 in Illinois. Photo: Page Konrad

How to Film Your Mom

Bonding on Route 66: Lessons Learned from 'The Mother Road'

By Lauren Cardillo

Meet the Filmmakers: Gini Reticker--'Pray the Devil Back to Hell'

By Thomas White

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Meet the Filmmakers: Scott Hicks-- 'GLASS: a portrait of Philip in twelve parts'

By Thomas White

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Meet the Filmmakers: Susan Morgan Cooper--'An Unlikely Weapon'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Dilip Mehta--'The Forgotten Woman'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Jon Dunham and Mark Jonathan Harris--'Spirit of the Marathon'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Kurt Kuenne--'Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father'

By Thomas White

Meet the Filmmakers: Stephen Higgins and Nina Gilden Seavey--'The Matador'

By Thomas White