By Bedatri D. Choudhury and Tom White We at IDA have felt a devastating string of losses in the documentary community over the past few weeks
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Missoula, Montana is a lively university town, beautifully situated at the confluence of several mountain valleys. But let’s be honest, visiting
We at IDA feel the full, devastating weight of the tragic death of Brent Renaud. On March 13, he was killed by Russian troops while making a
Michelle Materre was a filmmaker, programmer, distributor and professor. But most of all, she was a trailblazer, someone who had dedicated her life to
As film festivals start to move from an exclusively virtual space, I was looking forward to moseying over to Austin for South By Southwest after
True/False Film Fest, nestled in the college town of Columbia, Missouri, isn’t just a film festival. It’s a warmblooded celebration of creativity of
Since 2003, IDA has presented the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award to a filmmaker whose early work exhibits extraordinary promise and expands the
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival? In a
I always imagine Jean Tsien in constant motion, even though her work as an editor and producer usually means hours of sitting at a computer. Her films
By Bedatri D. Choudhury and Tom White The COVID-inspired online edition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earned universal kudos, and a staggering