Passings

Editor’s Note: Jonas Mekas, dubbed by many as “the godfather of avant-garde cinema,” was this and many more: As an archivist and exhibitor, he co

Bill Siegel, the Chicago-based filmmaker best known for The Weather Underground and The Trials of Muhammed Ali, died suddenly on December 10. He was

Debra Chasnoff passed away earlier this month at age 60, of metastatic breast cancer. Although I didn't know Chas (as everyone called her) personally

Jeffrey Tuchman, filmmaker, educator and former IDA Board member, passed away Saturday night, September 2, following a short battle with pancreatic

NFB Deems Him 'One of the Greats of the Documentary World'

Setting out to write a piece about legendary documentarian, teacher and public access pioneer George Stoney, I was told by many that he was the

Produced 'The Kids Are Alright.'

Last March, when Los Angeles Media & Education Center (LAMEC) celebrated the IDA's 20th anniversary, Linda Grinberg, one of IDA’s founders, was too

It was less than a year ago, in October 2000, when I last met with Erik Barnouw, and I treasure the image of his gracious intellect that I saw on that

Bud Greenspan, whose award-winning documentaries on the Winter and Summer Olympic Games made him synonymous with that quadrennial event, passed away