Over the next few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 18-24. 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 Amy Berg, director/producer of Deliver Us From Evil. Synopsis: Deliver Us from Evil is the story of Oliver O'Grady--the most notorious pedophile priest in the modern history of the
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Over the next few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 18-24. 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 are Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, directors/producers of Jesus Camp. Synopsis: A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway whereby young Christians must
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Editor's Note: You can see Alex Gibney in conversation with Ben Mankiewicz in person on Monday, September 28 in Los Angeles. More info and purchase tickets. "Even people in documentaries ask me what the hell I do," Mark Monroe tells me between mild-mannered chuckles. "There's no narration. What do you need a writer for?" We both laugh, but his is faint now and wanes quickly. With seasoned irony, he affirms, "It's a big question: the role of the writer." "Yes, I'm beginning to see that," I eventually respond. "So, as someone who just marched into the relatively unmapped terrain of writing a