The 2004 IDA Documentary Awards January 2005
We honor the finalists and winners of the 20th Annual IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards.
Features
2004 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards: Winners
FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES Born into Brothels...
Boxing While Black: Ken Burns Chronicles Jack Johnson's Bout with Racism
The quest for freedom and the restraints of race...
Artful Darger: Jessica Yu Finds Herself 'In The Realms of the Unreal'
Henry Darger's life was made for the movies,...
Reality Comes to NYU: An Alumnus Looks at IFC's New Documentary Series
Film School is a new documentary series that...
To Market, to Market… IFP's Annual Gathering Encourages Doc Makers to Find Their Audience
The 26th Independent Feature Project's (IFP) Film...
Two Decades of Doc Appreciation: The Legacy of the IDA Awards
The IDA Awards were created in 1984, as part of...
Career Achievement Award: An Independent for All Seasons: William Greaves
William Greaves is one of the most respected...
2004 Pioneer Award: Bringing Pleasure, Learning and Understanding—Alanis Obomsawin
"My name is Alanis Obomsawin. I am an Abenaki...
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Awards: Driving the Auto-Documentary to a New Level: Jonathan Caouette
Tarnation arrived in 2004 without much initial...
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award: The Learning Experience as a Career Path: Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim, the co-honoree of the Jacqueleine...