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  • IDA Conversation Series: Werner Herzog

    Thu. May 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm
    Linwood Dunn Theater, Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study
    1313 Vine St. Los Angeles, CA 90028
    Los Angeles, CA 90028
    United States

    Join us in LA for the return of legendary director Werner Herzog as we delve into his prolific career and riveting new film, Meeting Gorbachev.

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  • IDA Conversation Series: Sam Green

    Wed. May 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm
    Linwood Dunn Theater, Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study
    1313 Vine St. Los Angeles, CA 90028
    Los Angeles, CA 90028
    United States

    Join us for a lively conversation between Sam Green and Kim Yutani, Director of Programming at the Sundance Film Festival. As a special addition to the evening, Green will present a rare live documentary performance of his short piece on jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

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Documentary Magazine

Winter 2019

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The Winter 2019 issue salutes the producer and the many roles they play to keep the production process running.

IDA-Supported Doc of the Week

Grit
Directed by
Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander
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The IDA continues the celebration of Earth Month with a film that take us to Indonesia. Grit premiered at Hot Docs 2018 and tells the stories of families left destitute and community destroyed by a tsunami caused by fracking.