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Celebrate culture, unpack history and find timely perspectives with these essential, IDA-recommended docs from past to present. 

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    March 30, 2021

    IDA-supported Documentaries at Hot Docs 2021

    Hot Docs is back for its 2021 festival edition, bringing short and feature-length documentaries from around the world to viewer's home screens
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  • A collage of Shirley Clarke, Agnès Varda, Cheryl Dunye, Alice Guy-Blaché, Barbara Kopple and Madeline Anderson against a background of a close up leaf, with the words "I Am Somebody" faded into the background.
    March 15, 2021

    Documentaries to Watch: Women's History Behind the Camera

    While the documentary field has only become more and more inclusive over the last few years, the more formative role of women in the documentary
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  • December 15, 2020

    IDA Staff Picks: Documentaries of the Decade

    This decade has given us some of the boldest, most informative and timeliest documentaries in film history, and with it coming to an end, many of us
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  • October 27, 2020

    IDA-Supported Documentaries at DOC NYC 2020

    There are plenty of films made by creators in the IDA family to catch. Check out the IDA-supported titles at DOC NYC this year, including IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund and Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund grantees, fiscally sponsored projects and DocuClub alumnus.
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  • August 11, 2020

    Documentaries to Watch for International Youth Day

    In celebration of International Youth Day on August 12, we’re highlighting five documentaries that showcase the (pre-COVID) lives of youth from the
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  • August 9, 2020

    Documentaries to Watch for International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

    If every documentary tells a story, then one of the most critical issues in our community today is who gets to tell that story, and to whom. IDA has
    Read more
  • May 26, 2020

    Documentaries to Watch for Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

    During the month of May, we celebrate the culture and history of the United States' diverse and expansive Asian-American and Pacific Islander-
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  • April 30, 2020

    Watch These Documentaries Celebrating Essential Workers

    Most of us find ourselves spending an unprecedented amount of time at home, and cities seem to have come to a standstill. However, thousands of
    Read more
  • April 20, 2020

    Documentaries to Watch for Earth Day 2020

    While the planet's human population reels from the devastating impact of the COVID -19 crisis, many have become aware of their immediate natural
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  • April 16, 2020

    Docs to Stream: IDA Fiscally-Sponsored Films on Amazon Prime

    Get to know some of IDA's Fiscally-sponsored projects that are available to stream from the comfort of your home, on widely available platforms! We
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