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An essay on a classic--and hard-to-find--documentary about high school in 1980s Middle America.
A review of Michael Donaldson's 'Clearance & Copyright: 3rd Edition.'
Dear Readers, As we usher out the Bush Administration and welcome the Obama Era, the documentary community can look back on these eight years as a
Dear IDA Community: As a nation, we recently lived through a historical moment. The 2008 US elections demonstrated that when diverse voices band
Michael Lumpkin recently took the reins as IDA’s new executive director, following a distinguished 25-year tenure at Frameline, the well-regarded San
Dear IDA Community: I can vividly recall my first political moment, when, amid a snowstorm, we were sent home early from school. My Papa gathered us
A cautionary tale about distribution.
Filmaker Bill Guttentag writes about one of his favorite docs.
A review of 'Building Bridges: The Cinema of Jean Rouch'