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Fall 2020

Fall 2020

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.

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Features
Feature | Fall 2020
20 Trailblazing Years: Firelight Media Lights the Way for Filmmakers of Color
By Tracie Lewis
African American MediaDocumentary HistoryFunding
Feature | Fall 2020
Catapult Film Fund Celebrates a Decade of Doc Support
By Katie Murphy
Funding
Feature | Fall 2020
Moving Images in the Zoom Era
By Natalia Almada
COVID-19New Media
Feature | Fall 2020
FWD-Doc: Empowering Filmmakers with Disabilities
By Reveca Torres
Disability IssuesAccessibility Issues
Feature | Fall 2020
Getting Real 4.0: The 2020 Edition Shifts Online
By Suz Curtis
Getting Real
Feature | Fall 2020
Documentary Producers Alliance Unveils Guidelines for the Documentary Waterfall
By Marilyn Ness
ProducingCareer SustainabilityFunding
Feature | Fall 2020
The Documentary Future: A Call for Accountability
By Sonya Childress
Field Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Career Sustainability
Columns
Column | Fall 2020
Liability Claims in the COVID Era; Legal Protections for Journalists; Precautions against Defamation
By Steven Beer
Legal FAQLegalJournalismCOVID-19
Column | Fall 2020
Notes From The Reel World, Fall 2020
By Brenda Robinson
Notes from the Reel World
Column | Fall 2020
'Eyes on the Prize': Episode 6: Bridge to Freedom'
By Tracy Strain
PlaybackDocs about the Civil Rights Movement
Column | Fall 2020
Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Fall 2020
By Tom White
Fast Foreword
Column | Fall 2020
'Time' after Time: Garrett Bradley's Lyrical Meditation on the Toll of Incarceration
By Ashley Omoma
African American MediaHybrid DocsCinema Real
Column | Fall 2020
Docs for Change: ‘Story Movements’ Celebrates the Power of the Form
By Lisa Leeman
Reality InkSocial Issue DocsBook Reviews