Events Calendar

For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballor and her colleagues Samaher and Dr....

Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Ellen Goosenberg Kent, this documentary follows the story of two mothers who were separated from their children in the U.S....

Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines....

Closed session featuring IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund filmmakers Assia Boundaoui (director) and Jessica Devaney (producer) of The Feeling of Being Watched; moderated by IDA Educational Pr...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

Five friends venture into the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands traveling 1200 miles along the Rio Grande.  On horses, mountain bikes, and canoes, they set out to document the wildlife and l...

In partnership with Outfest, the IDA is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming IDA Conversation Series in Los Angeles with Academy Award-winning and nominated filmmaker/producer/writer duo Jeffrey Fri...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes explores the unique and ground-breaking vision behind the iconic jazz label....

A deeply personal portrait of three lives, and the discoveries that lie beyond loss: a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deaf...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

IDA’s Program Officer Dana Merwin outlines the multi-faceted grant-writing process for documentary projects....

Has budgeting, scheduling and managing your documentary got you down? Are you struggling to prepare a realistic budget for prospective funders?...

The Last Storm Mark Zabawa is on a mission: to fight cancer and chase tornadoes.TungrusA cautionary tale about the epic power struggle between humans and poultry.My American Surrogate A Chin...

THE BRINK follows Steve Bannon through the 2018 mid-term elections in the United States, shedding light on his efforts to mobilize and unify far-right parties in order to win seats in the May 2019 Eur...

Maradona arrived in Naples on July 5, 1984, for a world-record fee. The charismatic Argentine was worshiped on and off the pitch and led Napoli to its first league title....

When 18-year-old Alex Lewis wakes up from a coma after surviving a motorcycle accident, the world is not one he remembers. He has forgotten everything. His home. His parents....

On the President’s Orders is a searing, on-the-ground look at President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly campaign against drug dealers and suspected drug users in the Philippines, told with unprecedented acce...

IDA Executive Director Simon Kilmurry hosts an afternoon with Disney+ executives and nonfiction filmmakers....

The IDA Board of Directors and Executive Director Simon Kilmurry are pleased to invite you to an exclusive fundraising party to celebrate and support the vital work of documentary storytellers....

Please join us in NY at DCTV for the first fall DocuClub work-in-progress screening featuring SAUDADE: Name of the Father. Following the screening, we will be joined by Director, Theres...

Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, an inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance of power....

This artful and intimate meditation on legendary storyteller Toni Morrison examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career....

In Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a group of dedicated scientists, high-tech activists, investigative journalists and courageous undercover agents attempt to rescue the most endangered and elusive whale on E...

Updated from its Sundance debut in a new cut featuring additional interviews and footage, The Great Hack uncovers the dark world of data exploitation, offering astounding access to the personal journe...

Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist....

Barry Avrich’s new documentary tells the story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after li...

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis, the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history....

Join us for an exciting conversation with multiple award-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert, whose dynamic, intimate, direct cinema films focus on gender, labor, the working-class, and globalization....