From Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl. Courtesy of Historic Adobe Museum It is a well-worn cliché that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Often, there is
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Don't you just love archival footage? At its best, it's a window into the past and a revelation about a period in time. A scene of kids hula-hooping
Film School is a new documentary series that recently aired on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). This 10-part, five-hour series, created and
Women Make Movies (WMM) is losing its enviable, mile-long view of New York City's SoHo. Across the street from WMM's floor-to-ceiling windows
The presence of women commissioning editors and buyers of documentaries in the European television landscape is quite remarkable. Although heads of
If you've been looking for a really great (that is, tax deductible) excuse to spend a week in Waikiki, now you have one. This October the Louis
Documentary filmmakers who use archival materials fall into two basic categories: those who are savvy about rights clearance issues and those who aren
The 18th edition of the Los Angeles-based AFI Fest, which ran last November in conjunction with its new partner, American Film Market, offered viewers
More and more women now run major television outlets for documentary film. Here, we profile the female power-brokers at Discovery Channel, Discovery
Not even the dismal exchange rate, drizzle or occasional hail could dampen enthusiasm of US visitors last November to the Independent Documentary