Skip to main content

Blog

Covering the latest quick bites from IDA and the world of documentary.

Latest Posts

A Black woman with a huge smile and short curly hair is seen wearing a red mask on half of her face in a green and luscious park.
IDA Member Spotlight: Cydney Tucker
Cydney Tucker is a journalist and documentary director/producer currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has written, produced and directed films for a variety of legacy and digital media...
Read More
Stunt performer Johnny Knoxville is seen getting hit by a bull in a stunt. From Jeff Tremaine’s ‘Jackass Forever.’ Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of February 14, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
Read More
A collage of stills from 40 IDA supported documentaries with text that reads #40YearsofDocs.
40 for 40: IDA-Supported Docs To Watch For Our Birthday
IDA's four-decade history has seen the beginning and end of many programs, but few have withstood the test of time like our Fiscal Sponsorship program. IDA began offering fiscal sponsorships to...
Read More
Newspaper clipping advertising the first meeting of IDA
IDA Turns 40
Forty years ago, on February 6, David L. Wolper and 74 other filmmakers answered a classified ad announcing the first meeting of the International Documentary Association (IDA). They met in Los...
Read More
Ady Barkan is a white male American activist seen here sharing an affectionate moment with his child. Image from Nicholas Bruckman’s ‘Not Going Quietly.’ Courtesy of Michael Dwyer/POV.
Screen Time: Week of January 24, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. With just a little less than a month in, 2022 has already been a difficult year...
Read More
A full body shot of a Black woman in a black bodysuit and sheer white cover-up with black high heels and red dangling earrings, sitting on a couch with an afro.
IDA Member Spotlight: De'Onna "Tree" Young-Stephens
De’Onna "Tree" Young-Stephens is an award-winning writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. She was born and raised in Walkertown, North Carolina where she developed an interest in film at...
Read More
A group of Trump supporters storm the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2022. From The New York Times Visual Investigations’ 'Days of Rage. 'Courtesy of The New York Times
Essential Doc Reads: Week of January 10, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
Read More
Alvin Ailey is a legendary Black male dancer, photographed on stage, in a ballet pose. From Jamila Wignot’s ‘Ailey.’ Courtesy of Jacob's Pillow / Licensed from Harvard (John Lindquist rights)
Screen Time: Week of January 10, 2022
The 36th season of PBS’ American Masters premieres today, January 11, with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, the definitive documentary about the life and works of dancer Alvin Ailey, who founded the influential...
Read More
John Wilson is a white male filmmaker wearing a colorful sun umbrella around his head. He is holding a video camera with palm trees in the background. From ‘How To with John Wilson.’ Image courtesy of Joe Buglewicz/HBO.
Essential Doc Reads: Week of January 3, 2022
Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around the internet, as well as from the Documentary...
Read More
A protagonist looks into a hand-held mirror in Lee Grant's 'What Sex Am I?" Courtesy of Criterion Channel
Screen Time: Week of January 3, 2022
Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Start your year with the magical Aretha Franklin performing songs from her best...
Read More