Support Filmmakers at Risk
Ensure Their Safety. Defend Their Rights. Protect Their Freedom to Tell the Stories That Matter.
When documentary filmmakers risk everything to tell the stories that matter, they should never do it alone. They need to know we have their backs.
For over forty years, International Documentary Association has championed, protected, and advocated for documentary filmmakers. We support them because we believe in the power of documentary to reveal reality, deepen our understanding of the world, and strengthen our democracies.
Now we are taking that commitment one step further.
When a filmmaker faces danger simply for doing their job, they can rely on IDA’s new Emergency Assistance Program, a first-of-its-kind grant program providing direct support to documentary filmmakers in imminent and extreme physical danger.
You can help sustain and grow this lifeline for filmmakers who risk everything to keep truth alive.
Join us. Together, we can ensure that filmmakers everywhere have the freedom and the safety net they need to keep telling the stories that matter.
Plus, if you contribute $250 and more during this campaign, you get an exclusive IDA merch and the latest issue of Documentary Magazine in the mail.
Join the Movement
Make a Donation
Your tax-deductible donation to IDA directly contributes to our capacity to support documentary filmmakers. Every dollar helps protect free expression and ensure documentary filmmakers can continue telling the stories that matter.
Ready to make an impact?
- $250 provides full IDA membership benefits for one at-risk filmmaker
- $1,000 funds crisis response communications when filmmakers need them most
- $5,000 provides an emergency grant to a filmmaker in danger
- $10,000 allows IDA to commit to expanding this program in the next cycle
To make a donation by check, please make the check out to “International Documentary Association” or IDA and mail it to:
IDA
3600 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1810
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Become A Member
Join a global community of filmmakers and documentary lovers who believe in the power of nonfiction storytelling. Your membership fuels IDA’s year-round work and gives you access to exclusive benefits, including Documentary magazine, event discounts, and member-only opportunities.
Your membership also allows you to shape the future of our field actively and supports IDA’s advocacy efforts.
Join IDA Membership now at Doc Maker level or above to get an exclusive IDA merch item in the mail.