Anyone who makes documentary films is aware of the idea that the social issue documentary is "the new black." Nearly every call for grant proposals now includes a section asking filmmakers how their film will be used to move people to action, and further asks them to propose metrics for measuring this action. Before this mad dash for social justice took off, there were a few smaller funders that came together specifically to coalesce around the idea of using documentary to highlight important social issues and then use the films in a robust way to bring attention to topics that mainstream
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Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from August 3 through August 30 in New York City and Los Angeles. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films—the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to continue this series of conversations, here is Doug Shultz, director/producer/writer of Defiant Requiem. Synopsis: A memorial concert reawakens the story of an artistic uprising in
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from August 3 through August 30 in New York City and Los Angeles. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films--the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to launch this series of conversations, here is Martin Smith, director of Jimmy. Synopsis: A day in the life of Jimmy McIntosh, MBE, who has tirelessly campaigned for disabled rights
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from August 3 through August 30 in New York City and Los Angeles. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films—the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to launch this series of conversations, here is Finlay Pretsell, co-director/co-producer, with Adrian McDowall, of Cutting Loose. Synopsis: Hairdressers poised, scissors at the ready
Editor's Note: Kings Point is nominated for an IDA Documentary Award in the Short category. The folloiwing is an interview with director/producer Sari Gilman when the film was screened in IDA's DocuWeeks. Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from August 3 through August 30 in New York City and Los Angeles. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films—the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from August 3 through August 30 in New York City and Los Angeles. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films—the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to launch this series of conversations, here are Mike and Tim Rauch, co-directors of StoryCorps Animated Shorts Eyes on the Stars, Facundo the Great, and Sundays at Rocco's. Synopses
We interviewed filmmaker Tali Yankelevich about her vision, her inspirations, and what she hopes to get out of DocuWeeks.
The director of 'La Jetee' and several non-fiction pieces passes on at age 91.
Representatives from two different archives and a filmmaking team spoke to a crowded house at The Cinefamily about how and where to start looking for archival footage.
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