Dear Readers, In this issue and next, we will look at some of the specific ingredients that go into documentary filmmaking—shooting, editing, writing
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The IDA has been going through lots of changes and the positive manifestations are just beginning to emerge. The IDA party for the Oscar® nominees
If you’d met me at IFFCON 2001, I’d have introduced myself as “Katie Cadigan, documentarian, in development on a film about cultural images of madness
Editor’s Note—James T. Yee, former executive director of Independent Television Service (ITVS) and longtime advocate for independent media producers
In 1973 a group of black ministers commissioned me to make a documentary about the Black church experience. Let The Church Say Amen! follows a young
As a television news reporter and anchor for the past 23 years, I’ve always been conscious of the need to try to maintain a neutral, unbiased and
Dear Readers, Welcome to the Oscars® issue. Winning an Academy Award in front of millions of viewers after years of toiling in relative obscurity can
It’s Oscar time, and the International Documentary Association is proud to be able to say that at least one of the producers on every single nominated
The unassuming title of this documentary belies what is one of the most remarkable nonfiction films ever made. From 1971 through 1976, Ed Pincus
Editor’s Note: In the world of fiction, places like Yoknapatawpha County and Dublin have afforded a rich mother lode of stories and compelling