As the conference is named Getting Real and this dispatch is of a more personal nature, my job here is to, yes, keep it real. That’s why I must confess: when I'm really enthused about something, I use...
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I'm Tracie Lewis. I'm a film lover, adjunct film instructor, filmmaker, storyteller and three-time Getting Real attendee. Getting Real '18 is bigger and better! This conference has grown in several...

Tuesday morning, the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood buzzed with introductions, reconnections and reunions as Getting Real 2018 attendees settled into their three-day conference journey. IDA Executive...

Getting Real ‘18 is almost here! Whether you’ll be joining us in LA or in spirit, you might want to study up on the stellar slate of filmmakers who will be discussing both their work and the issues...

Essential Doc Reads is a weekly feature in which the IDA staff recommends recent pieces about the documentary form and its processes. Here we feature think pieces and important news items from around...

Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Making its VOD premiere, A Greater Society, from Stacy Goldate and Craig A...

Essential Doc Reads is a weekly feature in which the IDA staff recommends recent pieces about the documentary form and its processes. Here we feature think pieces and important news items from around...

Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Forty-five years after it revolutionized abortion law in America, the landmark...

Essential Doc Reads is a weekly feature in which the IDA staff recommends recent pieces about the documentary form and its processes. Here we feature think pieces and important news items from around...

Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy...