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A close up of Angela Davis, an African-American female activist, with an Afro. From Shola Lynch’s ‘Free Angela & All Political Prisoners.’ Courtesy of the film’s Facebook page.
Screen Time: Week of March 7, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Today is International Working Women’s Day and while many companies will have us...
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A black-and-white archival photograph of two young Black customers at the Automat. From Lisa Hirwitz’s ‘The Automat.’ Courtesy of Film Forum.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of February 28, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
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A Ukrainian family of five sits in their living room watching a film that they made about life during wartime. From Iryna Tsilyk’s 'The Earth Is Blue as an Orange'. Courtesy of the filmmaker.
Screen Time: Week of February 28, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. As the tragedy and the resistance both unfold in Ukraine this week, we offer a...
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Mr. Bachmann is an elderly German school teacher, seen here with two smiling female students. From Maria Speth’s ‘Mr. Bachmann and his Class.’ Courtesy of Madonnen Film
Essential Doc Reads: Week of February 21, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
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Close-up of Black trans woman, Gloria Allen, standing at a bus stop, wearing long oval silver earrings. Film still from Luchina Fisher's 'Mama Gloria'.
Docs to Watch for Black History Month
Editor’s note: Black history in the US is marked by unimaginable pain and violence, but also by resilience, triumph, beauty, and a rich cultural history. The Black community’s struggle for equity...
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A Black woman with a huge smile and short curly hair is seen wearing a red mask on half of her face in a green and luscious park.
IDA Member Spotlight: Cydney Tucker
Cydney Tucker is a journalist and documentary director/producer currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has written, produced and directed films for a variety of legacy and digital media...
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Stunt performer Johnny Knoxville is seen getting hit by a bull in a stunt. From Jeff Tremaine’s ‘Jackass Forever.’ Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of February 14, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
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A collage of stills from 40 IDA supported documentaries with text that reads #40YearsofDocs.
40 for 40: IDA-Supported Docs To Watch For Our Birthday
IDA's four-decade history has seen the beginning and end of many programs, but few have withstood the test of time like our Fiscal Sponsorship program. IDA began offering fiscal sponsorships to...
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Newspaper clipping advertising the first meeting of IDA
IDA Turns 40
Forty years ago, on February 6, David L. Wolper and 74 other filmmakers answered a classified ad announcing the first meeting of the International Documentary Association (IDA). They met in Los...
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Ady Barkan is a white male American activist seen here sharing an affectionate moment with his child. Image from Nicholas Bruckman’s ‘Not Going Quietly.’ Courtesy of Michael Dwyer/POV.
Screen Time: Week of January 24, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. With just a little less than a month in, 2022 has already been a difficult year...
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