When Tom White invited me chose the film I'd most want to have with me should I be left on a desert island, I found the challenge insurmountable
Music Documentaries
Amir Bar-Lev is a documentarian who does not shy away from controversy. A skilled storyteller and filmmaker, he knows that with conflict comes drama
Editor's note: Over the next few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the films that have been honored by the Academy of Motion
It was the spring of 1988. I was living in Boston, working as a first-time producer on the epic documentary series Eyes on the Prize. I heard about a
In 1990, Alek Keshishian was an unknown 26-year old music video director when the most famous woman in the world decided to get in touch. "I literally
When speaking with filmmaker Barbara Kopple, you find yourself in the company of a woman with more verve, passion and lust for knowledge than many
Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967) By DA Pennebaker Released by The Criterion Collection, November 2015 Blu-Ray/2-DVD Box Set Dont Look Back tied Man of
Lauren Lazin began her tenure at MTV in 1992, when she formed the MTV News and Specials Department after having created MTV's longest running
One of the most eagerly awaited documentaries of the year may also be one of the most controversial. The Blues, the seven-part, ten-and-a-half-hour
Popular music is the soundtrack of modern life. But there's a perceived conflict in the creation of such art: in order to be successful, musicians