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Headshot of a young white woman with long black hair and a black top in front of a purple wall. On the left side of the picture, we see Woman (in green), Life (in white), and Freedom (in red).
IDA Member Spotlight: Nazanin Nematollahi
IDA: Tell us about yourself. What is your profession (or passion)? Nazanin Nematollahi: Born and raised in Iran after the Islamic revolution of 1979, which was already engaged in a war, I always felt...
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Two women, both with long brown hair and wearing sleeveless vests, perform on their electric guitars in a field of uncut wheat and grass. From Rita Baghdadi's 'Sirens," which is showing in theaters through Oscilloscope Laboratories. Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories .
Essential Doc Reads: Week of October 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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A woman wearing a hijab stands on a podium looking out at a crowd. Photo: Capital-K Pictures. Courtesy of POV.
Screen Time: Week of October 17, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Now more than ever, people are reclaiming narratives to ensure their voices are...
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A woman in a white dress dances while people clap around her. From Mathew Ramirez Warren’s 'We Like It Like That.' Courtesy of 'We Like It Like That' and 'America ReFramed.'
Screen Time: Week of October 3, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. October is a month for expressions–whether it be through celebrating LGBTQ+...
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The Nonfiction Core Application: An image of a woman with brown skin holding a camera outdoors, courtesy of Sundance Institute.
The Non-Fiction Core Application 2.0
A Letter From Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs, Director of Artist Accelerator Program at Sundance Institute Nonfiction storytellers and their work have been deeply impacted by recent world events, public health...
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Rea Tajiri, standing in front of a mirror, wearing a black t-shirt, glasses, and a necklace with her hair tied up, smiling.
IDA Member Spotlight: Rea Tajiri
Rea Tajiri is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and educator who creates installation, documentary and experimental films. Her work situates itself in poetic, non-traditional storytelling...
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A black-and-white photo shows Chol Soo Lee, an Asian American man, smiling outside of a car after being released from prison, From Julia Ha and Eugene Yi's ‘Free Chol Soo Lee.’ Photo courtesy of Grant Din/ITVS.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of September 09, 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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IDA Board Newsletter | Fall 2022
By GRACE LEE, Chris Pérez, Amir Shahkhalili AND Marcia Smith Dear IDA Community, We hope this note finds you well and enjoying the waning days of summer. It has been a busy few months but we wanted to...
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Archival photo of a Japanese family as they await a train that will take them to an internment camp. From Ken Burns’ ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust.’ Photo by Dorothea Lange. Image courtesy of PBS.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of September 02, 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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Black and white image of Habu Abdella, a young Ethiopian woman holding a stem of khat leaves. From Jessica Beshir's 'Faya Dayi.' Courtesy of Feyatey LLC
Screen Time: Week of August 29, 2022
Screen Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. There is no rulebook for documentaries, and the form’s beauty derives...
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