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
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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 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.
Also: Features on 'Rize'; 'School of Rock'; Al Wasserman, 1921-2005
In recent years, Asian-American cinema has enjoyed a mini-boom, with both dramatic films and documentaries by and about Asian-Americans earning big distribution deals and mountains of press. Groundbreaking narrative pieces such as Justin Lin’s Better Luck Tomorrow and Alice Wu’s Saving Face stand alongside Ramona Diaz’s celebrated documentary Imelda and Spencer Nakasako’s cross-cultural story, Refugee. Much of that notoriety is thanks in large part to NAATA, the National Asian American Telecommunications Association. This year, NAATA celebrates its 25th anniversary as a cultural organization