Fall 2020 cover of Documentary magazine features letterpress design by Nisha K. Sethi: Access. Power. Possibility. There is a coral colored single large vertical brushstroke behind the lettering.

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Location sound mixer Emily Strong in production in New York City at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are in white protective coverall suit with disposable mask and goggles inside a van. Courtesy of Emily Strong

Fall 2020

The Fall 2020 issue complements Getting Real ‘20 with a lineup of articles that address the driving themes of the conference: Access. Power. Possibility. The programming team weigh in about the challenges of creating a free, online event; Sonya Childress and Natalie Bullock Brown call for accountability; the Documentary Producers Alliance break down their Waterfall Guidelines; Reveca Torres profiles FWD-Doc, a new collective of filmmakers with disabilities; and Natalia Almada contemplates the engagement possibilities of online cinema.

Features

  • 20 Trailblazing Years: Firelight Media Lights the Way for Filmmakers of Color

    Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith are celebrating...
    By Tracie Lewis
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  • Catapult Film Fund Celebrates a Decade of Doc Support

    When Bonni Cohen and Lisa Chanoff founded...
    By Katie Bieze
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  • Documentary Producers Alliance Unveils Guidelines for the Documentary Waterfall

    Since our founding in 2016, the Documentary...
    By Marilyn Ness
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  • FWD-Doc: Empowering Filmmakers with Disabilities

    I opened an email message from Jim LeBrecht,...
    By Reveca Torres
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  • Getting Real 4.0: The 2020 Edition Shifts Online

    When planning began for Getting Real '20 , IDA’s...
    By Suz Curtis
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  • The Documentary Future: A Call for Accountability

    Narrative justice demands that those closest to...
    By Sonya Childress
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Columns