Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, July 31-August 20 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 Zeus Quijano Jr., director/writer of point of entry. Synopsis: Carlos is an illegal immigrant living in the United States with his wife and two
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Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, July 31-August 20 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 Frank Stiefel, director/producer of Ingelore. Synopsis: Ingelore Herz Honigstein is a deaf Jewish women born in Germany. She said her first word at age
'Garbage Dreams' airs April 27 on PBS' 'Independent Lens.'
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, July 31-August 20 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 kick off this series of conversations, here are Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson, directors of Mugabe and the White African Synopsis: Michael Campbell is one of the few hundred white farmers left in
An integrated prom unveils a lingering divide.
Filmmaker announces comic, 'Supersized: Strange Tales From a Fast Food Culture.'
Site exclusively airs Jonathan Bricklin's 'The Entrepreneur,' more to celebrate.
Like migrant workers hiking on to the next harvest, or explorers trekking to the next historic site, film professionals can tour festivals year-round. Your IDA correspondent landed after 2:00 a.m. at the Thessaloniki airport, in a globally warm March, to be transported to the center of town, on a first visit to the documentary festivities, the city and Greece. That the festival has no screenings before noon and holds no workshops before 11:00 a.m. is conducive to both alert audiences and an active night life. The proximity of the two screening areas also lends the festival intimacy, with the
Earned IDA Career Achievement Award in 1992
Inaugural awards honoring the art and craft of documentary.