During the past two years, one of my IDA responsibilities has been overseeing requests for fiscal sponsorship. I've been fascinated by the variety of
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If you spent the past three months prowling about the ruins of the ancient city of Ubar in Oman, you might have missed the brouhaha about the
I've been doing quite a bit of chairing lately. Early in March I was chair of the Directors Guild of America's documentary committee, which gave its
Like many of you who make documentaries for television, I thought that the advent of multiple channels would lead to a golden age of nonfiction
It's nice to see that Hoop Dreams (one of the 1994 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award winners) has made almost every "best ten" list of
Film and Reform: John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement By Ian Aitken Routledge £30 "He was more concerned with the representation of fish
Reality Fictions: The Films of Frederick Wiseman By Thomas W. Benson and Carolyn Anderson Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989 $45.00
Too many film students and their teachers think that preparing for a career in filmmaking has to do with learning how to manipulate interesting
"'Tis the business of little minds to shrink," declared Tom Paine, extolling moral courage at the crux of the American revolt. If Paine were alive
New Challenges for Documentary Alan Rosenthal, editor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. 603 pages + xii + index. The documentary as a