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In the Shadow of the Moon, which opens September 7 through THINKFilm, is a visually stunning theatrical documentary that uses the big screen to take an intimate look into the hearts and minds of the astronauts who journeyed to the moon as part of the Apollo missions from 1968 to 1972. The film uses a combination of archival materials, audio recordings from Mission Control, first-hand testimony from the astronauts and exclusive, never-before-seen NASA film footage to capture a snapshot of a moment in history that still feels incredibly current. One of the main reasons for this is the intimate

The International Meeting of Documentary Co-production, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 26 and 27, 2007, was more about than just individual producers and filmmakers trying to find a way to fund their next documentary; it was about taking the first steps towards building a Latin American network of documentary professionals. Guillermo Rossi, head of planoLATINO, the documentary distribution company that organized the meeting, is unabashedly frank about why he organized the meeting. "What needs to be set up in Latin America are the wheels of business to establish a real documentary

Members of OPS discover Santa Monica sushi restaurant is serving endangered whale.

Don Argott's 'The Art of the Steal'

Museum of Modern Art's Documentary Fortnight

This morning, I held the future of documentary filmmaking in my hands. Miguel Goodbar, manager of new business development at Adorama Camera Rental in New York City, invited us up to their studio to test both a Canon 7D and Canon 5D, rigged for video. Each came with a high-quality Zacuto viewfinder, a Beachtek audio adaptor with a Sennheiser EW 100 radio mic and a Rode video shotgun mic. They were all set up on Red Rock grip mount support systems with focus wheel. It looked like the same setup you'd find on a pro 16mm film camera. However, this whole kit was priced under $6,000 dollars (and

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IDA Passes the Torch after 27 Years

Update: on- and off-stage friction behind 'Music by Prudence'

'Most Dangerous Man' and 'The Cove' filmmakers encourage audience to take action.