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  • What's New: NEH and California Humanities

    Tue. August 20, 2019 @ 4:30pm
    IDA Offices
    3470 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 980
    Los Angeles, CA 90010
    United States

    Get the primer on applying for funding from the NEH's Media Projects grants and California Documentary Project Tues. Aug 20th.

    FREE RSVP

  • IDA x Wondery: Podcast Day

    Sat. August 24, 2019 @ 9:15am
    Cross Campus DTLA
    800 Wilshire Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
    United States

    Join us for a daylong exploration of documentary podcasting and audio documentaries.

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  • Enterprise Documentary Fund Development Grant Application Deadline

    Mon. September 2, 2019 @ 11:45pm
    United States
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Documentary Magazine

Spring 2019

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The Spring 2019 issue aims to amplify the “I” in IDA with an exploration of international issues, topics and themes through an assemblage of profiles, case studies and practical guides.

IDA-Supported Doc of the Week

A DocumenTree
Directed by
Michael Angelo
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August is American Artist Appreciation Month.  This week's film follows the Treeman, a unique Venice, California based artist as he attempts to break the cycle of homeless in the face of rampant gentrification.