Happy Silver Jubilee, IDA!

The past quarter-century in the documentary community.

The Community Looks Back on the Evolution of Docs and More

We Look Back at Celebrated Films and Filmmakers of 1982

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, writers David Ehrenstein and Bill Reed dusted off a piece they had written about 'Roger & Me' for Documentary magazine in 1990, and reworked it for the November-December 2007 issue.

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, film critic Claudia Puig writes about Davis Guggenheim's 'An Inconvenient Truth,' which ended up in the #6 slot in IDA's Top 25, as chosen by the IDA membership.

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, film critic Emanuel Levy writes an essay about Errol Morris' 'The Thin Blue Line,' which came in at Number 2 in the Top 25 Poll, as voted for by the IDA Membership.

Moore changes the face of documentary film with "Bowling for Columbine"

Spotlight on "Harlan County, U.S.A."

In conjunction with IDA's 25^th anniversary celebration, here are the 25 best docs, as voted on by the IDA membership.

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, filmmaker George Butler writes about 'Gimme Shelter,' which placed at Number 8 in the Top 25 Poll, as voted on by the IDA membership.

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, film critic Scott Foundas writes about the number one doc, 'Hoop Dreams,' as voted for by the IDA membership.

As part of IDA's 25th Anniversary celebration, film critic David D'Arcy writes about Errol Morris' 'The Fog of War,' which came in at Number 9 in the Top 25 Poll, as voted for by the IDA Membership.