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Documentary Magazine

The Winter 2021 cover of the magazine features illustration by Sawsan Chalabi. 3 individuals are beaming lights at each other from where their faces would be. There are three birds and some clouds in the background.

Winter 2021

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The Winter 2021 issue takes up where Getting Real ‘20 left off, when, in the midst of a firestorm of a year, a global assembly of attendees addressed head-on the issues and themes that had been driving the community. 

IDA-Supported Doc of the Week

Sign My Name to Freedom
Directed by
Bryan Gibel
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February is Black History Month. In this week's Doc of the Week, we are introduced to Betty Reid Soskin - America's oldest park ranger - as she goes on a musical journey in San Francisco.