April 2004

April 2004

Docs That Make a Difference April 2004

In this issue, we look at the past, present and future of social issue documentary.

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Features

Feature | April 2004

Oscar's Obstacle Course: Running the Qualification Process

By Marina Zenovich

Feature | April 2004

Wide Open Video: OneWorldTV Democratizes the Documentary

By Susan Morris

Feature | April 2004

That's Motivation! Working Films Reaches Out

By Belinda Baldwin

Business Distribution Advocacy

Feature | April 2004

Can I Get a Witness? Images That Effect a Positive Change

By Adrian Belic

Feature | April 2004

The Roots of Social Issue Docs: Movement Born in the 1930s Came of Age in the 1960s

By Richard Wormser

Feature | April 2004

Agit-Doc: How 'Uncovered' Became an Activist Tool

By Jana Germano

Docs about Politics Distribution Business

Feature | April 2004

Participatory Democracy through Film: Social Documentaries Thrive in Multiple Media Environments

By Patricia Aufderheide

Feature | April 2004

Brandon Tells Her Story: Back in the (New) Day of Social Issue Films

By Nat Segaloff

Social Issue Docs Production Companies Docs about Politics

Feature | April 2004

Docs That Make a Difference: The Politics of Political Documentaries

By Belinda Baldwin

Documentary Politics Docs about Politics Social Issue Docs Docs about War

Feature | April 2004

Immigrant Song: 'The New Americans' Weaves Together Five Stories of US Newcomers

Feature | April 2004

Dances with Lions: Documentarian Gladiators Pitch for Their Lives

Columns

Column | April 2004

Playback: Pare Lorentz's 'The River'

By Richard Wormser

Column | April 2004

Understanding Politics: Capturing History with an Independent Lens

By Pamela Yoder

Docs about Politics

Column | April 2004

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, April 2004

By Richard Propper

Notes from the Reel World

Column | April 2004

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, April 2004

By Tom White