For a reason that has since been lost to me, during my last year of college in 1990, I volunteered to write a thesis on something called "reader
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The summer of 1969. Clearly the world was about to change––or end––and at the age of 13, I was not going to miss it by going away to summer camp. So
A review of Alan Rosenthal's 'Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos' (Third Edition)
My brother Roko and I grew up on late-night dinner conversations with interesting guests, and summer trips to Eastern Europe to see family. But it was
A review of Bill Nichols' 'Introduction to Documentary.'
In My Father's House is a fascinating film because filmmaker Fatima Jebli Ouazzani shows us all her confusions, dreams and regrets, while remaining
Midway through Jeff Malmberg's Marwencol, I was sitting on the edge of my seat. My chin was in my hand and my mouth was slightly open. Also, I
Dear Readers, Over the past decade and a half, an increasing number of American filmmakers have ventured abroad, often to dangerous and volatile
Dear IDA Community: Thirty years ago, the International Documentary Association broke new ground by presenting the first IDA Awards for distinguished
It was the mid- 1950s and my sociology professor announced to our class one day that he was about to show us a documentary film. Students began to