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From Dana Brown's 'Dust to Glory.' Photo: Boyd Jaynes. Courtesy of BronWa Pictures
April 2005

Documenting the Ultimate Road Trip: 'Dust to Glory'

Also: Distribution Options
Doc Communities on the Web
Festival Report: AFI, IDFA, HIFF, UNAFF
Special Oscars Insert 

 

Features:
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Doc-Making as an Art: A Tool to Change the World
By Ray Zone

A review of Michael Rabiger's 'Directing the Documentary' (Fourth Edition).

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From Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein's 'The Take.' Photo: Andres D'Elia. (c) 2004 FTE Productioons, Inc./National Film Board of Canada
AFI Hosts a Freedom Fest
By Darianna Cardilli

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From Piurjo Honkasalo's 'Three Rooms of Melancholia,' which won the Amnesty-DOEN Prize.
Docs Go Dutch: Annual Amsterdam Festival Supports Freedom of Expression
By Pat Aufderheide

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From Allison Berg's 'Witches in Exile.' Courtesy of Allison Berg
UNAFF Teaches Tolerance
By Chuleenan Svetvilas

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From Danny Schechter's 'WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception,' which won the Maysles Brothers' Award for Best Documentary.
Things To Do in Denver When You're Doc-Crazy: Starz Denver International Film Festival
By Kathy A. McDonald

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From Russell Sparkman's Web-based documentary, 'A Gift of a Lifetime.' Courtesy of Fusionspark Media
Reality Comes to Cyberspace: Web Docs Offer Multimedia Options
By Russell Sparkman

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From Bo Boudary and Dale Djerassi's 'Oil on Ice'
A Slick Distribution Plan for 'Oil on Ice'
By Ron Sutton

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From Robert Greenwald's 'Uncovered.' Courtesy fo Robert Greenwald. (c) 2004 Corbis
Weapons of Mass Distribution: Ammunition for Targeting Your Audience
By Peter Broderick

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From Kamal Bahar and Mohammed Ehsani's 'The Lovers: The Victims.'
A Persian Perspective: Documentary Films in Iran
By Kamal Bahar

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From Werner Herzog's 'The White Diamond.' Courtesy of CinemaNet Europe
Digital Europa: Beating Hollywood at Its Own Distribution Game
By Carol Nahra

On CinemaNet Europe, a new digital cinema initiative.