Notes from the Reel World

As I sat down to write this column for the "cyber-doc" issue of ID magazine, I went on-line. Although I am far from expert at using the Internet, I

This month IDA takes special pride in celebrating our rich heritage and the vitality in our field today. "Documentary" was coined by the revolutionary

It's that time of year again, time for you and your colleagues around the world to submit documentaries for the 13th Annual IDA Awards. An important

From the very beginning, there were documentaries electrifying audiences in those early movie theatres, whether they were Parisians watching the

The documentary and IDA are on an important threshold. The docu­mentary form is in the forefront of more minds, on more television sets, in more

Talking with Toni Treadway recently, about her article to appear in this issue, really got my mind stirring. Toni's a thinker, a wanderer, who likes

Dear IDA Members, I've recently returned from the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM), which I attended with my documentary Breaking Up. Since many

It's that time of year again, when the IDA celebrates the outstanding documen­taries of the past year, as well as saluting individuals and

Dear Readers: I'm thinking about Charles Foster Kane's "Declaration of Principles" when he takes over the Inquirer. "You don't wanna make any promises

Dear Members, It's been a busy summer for me, the IDA, and documentarians everywhere. I just got back from the Republican National Convention in San