November 2004

Reality Hits the Campaign Trail November 2004

In this issue, we talk to various players in the nonfiction community about the debate that political documentaries have provoked.

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Features

Feature | November 2004

'Original Child Bomb' and 'Death in Gaza' Split the Gold at Silverdocs

By Patricia Aufderheide

Festivals

Feature | November 2004

Summer Means Fun at Los Angeles Film Festival

By Sarah Jo Marks

Short Films Festivals Awards

Feature | November 2004

Before Bollywood! The Long, Rich History of Documentary in India

By Bhuvan Lall

Asian Media Indian Media South Asian Media 40 Years of Docs

Feature | November 2004

Shut the Fox Up! Robert Greenwald Takes on Rupert Murdoch's Weapon of Mass Deception

By Jana Germano

Journalism Documentary Politics Business

Feature | November 2004

From Political Tourists to Perfect Candidates... Documentaries Hit the Campaign Trail This Election Year

By Shelley Gabert

Docs about Politics

Feature | November 2004

'Good Conscience' and Bad Faith: One Nun's Silencing by the Church

By Kevin Lewis

Feature | November 2004

Overlooked But Unforgotten: Documentarians Refuse to Let the Figures and Events of the Age of Unrest Fade from History

By steve rosen

Feature | November 2004

Docs of War: Foreign Filmmakers Cover Conflict in Iraq without Resorting to Propaganda

By Laura Almo

Journalism

Columns

Column | November 2004

Gianfranco Rosi's 'Boatman'

By katja esson

Playback

Column | November 2004

Lumiere Illuminated: 'Moving Image' Debunks Myths Surrounding 'Arrival of the Train'

By Ray Zone

Book Reviews Reality Ink

Column | November 2004

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, November 2004

By Tom White

Fast Foreword

Column | November 2004

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, November 2004

By Richard Propper

Notes from the Reel World