Next year, China will take center stage as it hosts the Olympic Games in Beijing. For many filmmakers this is already proving a challenge, as production companies clamber over each other in search of that golden nugget of a story that doesn't include the Great Wall, the Forbidden City or Tiananmen Square. For others, the actual thought of filming in a country that until recently had been off-limits presents a huge set of headaches. But it needn't be. After 15 years as a Hong Kong-based sound recordist and production coordinator, I've learned a thing or two about the dos and don'ts involved in
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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 TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from July 30 through August 19 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 Chico Colvard, director/producer/writer, of Family Affair. Synopsis: "The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from