Dear IDA Members: Once again, the Oscars Reception turned out to one of the highlights of the crazy awards season. Special thanks go to chair Rick
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Dear Readers: Let's say the subject of your documentary has a past that is indelibly connected to American history. Such is the case with Gail Dolgin
Dear IDA members, March is Oscars month. For IDA, the annual Oscars Reception for the nominees in the documentary categories takes place March 19 at
When it comes to the important things in life, there's a "first time" only once. I wish I could say I recall the first film I ever saw, but that event
Dear Readers, Documentary filmmaking takes us to strange places, foreboding places, wondrous places. In the name of the truth we venture behind enemy
Dear IDA Members: It is always tempting to take a look back at the year just completed and bask in the glow of whatever successes can be conjured up
I was an undergraduate when I saw Mike Rubbo's Sad Song of Yellow Skin and decided to become a documentary filmmaker. I felt as if a truck had
Dear Readers, We close out our 20th anniversary year by celebrating the contributions of three giants in the documentary field. Ken Burns, the 2002
Dear IDA Members: The holiday season and the IDA Awards Gala Benefit, on December 13, seem to have a synonymous ring. Wrapping up the year and kicking
I read a front-page article in The New York Times recently that stated that the US is currently buying millions of barrels of oil a year from Iraq