Editor's Note: Following IDA's Getting Real '16 conference, filmmakers Grace Lee and Marcia Smith approached us about publishing their respective
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Few things are more intellectually pleasurable than a good paradox. Take, for example, documentary film distribution in the digital era. As content
My partners and I have been making films for over 20 years. During this time the basic pathways of film distribution have shifted dramatically. The
For documentaries seeking theatrical distribution in a crowded marketplace, a premiere at a major film festival is still the primary way to generate
Vancouver-based doc maker Ryan Flowers preceded his roundtable pitch at the 2014 International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Forum by doing a set of
By Susan Margolin and Jon Reiss During IDA's Getting Real 2016 conference back in September, we held a panel called "So Your Film Didn't Get Into
After over two decades of living in New York City (half in the Village, when "no-man's land" began east of Avenue B; half in Greenpoint, when it was
The comments—and the fetishizing perspectives—were naively unexpected: "What is he?" "Where is she from?" "Are they adopted?" "So exotic." These are
The international documentary field has never been harder to navigate, with thousands of worthwhile films vying for the limited attention of audiences
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