In 1973 a group of black ministers commissioned me to make a documentary about the Black church experience. Let The Church Say Amen! follows a young
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As a television news reporter and anchor for the past 23 years, I’ve always been conscious of the need to try to maintain a neutral, unbiased and
Dear Readers, Welcome to the Oscars® issue. Winning an Academy Award in front of millions of viewers after years of toiling in relative obscurity can
It’s Oscar time, and the International Documentary Association is proud to be able to say that at least one of the producers on every single nominated
The unassuming title of this documentary belies what is one of the most remarkable nonfiction films ever made. From 1971 through 1976, Ed Pincus
Editor’s Note: In the world of fiction, places like Yoknapatawpha County and Dublin have afforded a rich mother lode of stories and compelling
Dear Readers, Please allow me to introduce myself. While I have produced five issues of International Documentary as Acting Editor, and I had served
Dear IDA Members: IDA 2001 is up and running. In January and February we held our annual seminar series, Documentaries from A to Z: Putting It All
When I was a college student in the early ‘60s and first discovering feature films, documentaries meant next to nothing to me. I connected them with
On January 27, Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz died at age 87, in hospital at Mt. Kisco, New York, following a long illness. The New York Times ran an