Dear Documentary Community, Over the past few months we’ve witnessed an alarming uptick of filmmakers and their protagonists under a range of threats
Notes from the Reel World
Dear IDA Community, The theme of the Spring 2019 Documentary focused on “international” storytelling. We covered the innovate work of The Why
Dear Documentary Community, The IDA Documentary Awards, held each December, always feel like the closing of a cycle—a moment to reflect on the past
Dear Documentary Community, IDA’s biennial Getting Real '18 documentary conference is upon us, and it feels like the right time to look back at what
Dear IDA Community: I recently had the opportunity to lead a seminar on documentary film with high school students at the California State Summer
Dear IDA Community, In 2015, American University’s Center for Media & Social Impact published, under the leadership of Pat Aufderheide, the landmark
Dear IDA Community, I’m sad to say that this will be my last time filling this little corner of Documentary magazine. After nine years of service on
Dear IDA Community, IDA recently announced some of the honorees that we'll be celebrating at this year's IDA Awards. It's an illustrious bunch whose
Dear IDA Community: Indulge me as I go off-script for a moment. For the last decade, I've been volunteering to transform our neighborhood's commercial
Dear IDA Community, At the IDA Awards last December, legendary producer Norman Lear said, "As we enter a very dangerous time in our country, with a