Coming up on September 19, the International Documentary Association is hosting a new Doc U program Writing for the Non-Fiction Screen, a conversation with award winning writers of documentaries.
We've booked writer/producer and IDA Board Executive Member Sara Hutchison and a panel of experts to look at the role of writing in non-fiction storytelling. Here's a bit more about each of our panelists:
Panel moderator Sara Hutchison is a producer, writer and researcher specializing in documentary. Sara serves on the Executive Board of the International Documentary Association and is an active member of the Director's Guild. Her recent credits include the award-winning short film Bird Island: The Story of Isla Rasa. She is currently working on the documentary film Last Will & Testament which explores the Shakespeare authorship question.
Steven Reich is a two time Emmy-nominated writer and producer. He recently completed Finding the Next Earth for National Geographic, and the award winning short film Bird Island: The Story of Isla Rasa. He is currently working on the feature documentary Rooted in Peace. Reich is on the Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association and would rather garden than write any day of the week.
A longtime documentary filmmaker, Sharon Wood has most recently been a producer at JAK Documentary, a division of Lucasfilm. Her earlier writing credits include three Academy Award®-nominated documentaries including Straight from the Heart, and #7 on Current's 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die The Celluloid Closet. Wood has just completed Manifest Destiny, a three-part historical critique of US foreign policy for Lucasfilm.
Writer/producer P.G. Morgan won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming for the HBO/BBC film Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. He has just completed production on Revenge of the Electric Car, the follow up to Who Killed the Electric Car?. P.G. is currently writing a feature script, Dear Norman Mailer, with development funding from the Film Agency for Wales.
Academy Award®-winning writer/director producer Freida Lee Mock is a partner in Sanders and Mock Productions and co-founded the American Film Foundation with Terry Sanders to produce films on the arts, sciences, and the humanities. She received the Academy Award® for Best Feature Documentary Film for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and an additional four nominations for other works.
If you're not in the Los Angeles area, clips will be available soon after the event on the IDA website. If you are, what are you waiting for? Get your tickets today!
We've booked writer/producer and IDA Board Executive Member Sara Hutchison and a panel of experts to look at the role of writing in non-fiction storytelling. Here's a bit more about each of our panelists:
Panel moderator Sara Hutchison is a producer, writer and researcher specializing in documentary. Sara serves on the Executive Board of the International Documentary Association and is an active member of the Director's Guild. Her recent credits include the award-winning short film Bird Island: The Story of Isla Rasa. She is currently working on the documentary film Last Will & Testament which explores the Shakespeare authorship question.
Steven Reich is a two time Emmy-nominated writer and producer. He recently completed Finding the Next Earth for National Geographic, and the award winning short film Bird Island: The Story of Isla Rasa. He is currently working on the feature documentary Rooted in Peace. Reich is on the Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association and would rather garden than write any day of the week.
A longtime documentary filmmaker, Sharon Wood has most recently been a producer at JAK Documentary, a division of Lucasfilm. Her earlier writing credits include three Academy Award®-nominated documentaries including Straight from the Heart, and #7 on Current's 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die The Celluloid Closet. Wood has just completed Manifest Destiny, a three-part historical critique of US foreign policy for Lucasfilm.
Writer/producer P.G. Morgan won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming for the HBO/BBC film Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. He has just completed production on Revenge of the Electric Car, the follow up to Who Killed the Electric Car?. P.G. is currently writing a feature script, Dear Norman Mailer, with development funding from the Film Agency for Wales.
Academy Award®-winning writer/director producer Freida Lee Mock is a partner in Sanders and Mock Productions and co-founded the American Film Foundation with Terry Sanders to produce films on the arts, sciences, and the humanities. She received the Academy Award® for Best Feature Documentary Film for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, and an additional four nominations for other works.
If you're not in the Los Angeles area, clips will be available soon after the event on the IDA website. If you are, what are you waiting for? Get your tickets today!
IDA members: $15 • Non-members: $20
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is the International Documentary Association's series of educational
seminars and workshops for aspiring and experienced documentary filmmakers. Taught by artists and industry experts, participants receive vital training and insight on various
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