IDA invites you to a screening of Bathtubs Over Broadway followed by a Q&A featuring Director/Producer/Writer/Editor Dava Whisenant, Writer/Co-Producer Ozzy Inguanzo, Film Subject/Songwriter Steve Young, Producer Amanda Spain, and Marci Wiseman, co-president of Blumhouse Television.
Here's What Really Happened
No tweeting. No press. No industry. Filmmakers-only conversations revealing personal insights into the art and business of documentary filmmaking.
“Here’s What Really Happened” are signature sessions from IDA's biennial Getting Real Conference that began as a filmmaker-led solution to combat the lack of transparency that continues to plague the community. These intimate conversations allow filmmakers to speak openly about what actually happened in the production, sales and distribution life of a film. The rules are, everything said in the room, stays in the room. Our goal is to create a safe space for discussion that allows filmmakers to have frank, meaningful discussions without the influence of industry in the room. We believe that one of the greatest resources for a filmmaker is another filmmaker.
In building a more knowledgeable and transparent community together, IDA tours “Here’s What Really Happened” sessions to various festivals and conferences around the world. These private conversations have focused on security/surveillance, sales agents, festival strategies, fact-finding, ethics, work/family life balance, truth-seeking in production, and other themes.
Learn what really happened behind-the-scenes in an upcoming session. It’s personal, it’s intimate, let’s get into it.
Image
Join us for a summer edition of the IDA Conversation Series, with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and Anne Thompson, IndieWire Editor-at-Large.
Image
Learn how fiscal sponsorship can help you raise funds for your film project at any stage with IDA’s Filmmaker Services Manager, Toni Bell.
Image
IDA invites you to a screening of Netflix's 'FYRE' followed by a discussion with director Chris Smith and the film's breakout star Andy King.
Image
Getty Images' Heather Tanning, Manager of Production Market Strategy, and Patty Lok, Senior Project Manager Rights & Clearance join us to shine a light on how Getty Images works directly with filmmakers to help them license media at a price that fits their budget, and how you can utilize Getty Images’ valuable photos, illustrations, video and music clips for your documentary projects.
Image
IDA invites you to a night with Starz' 'America To Me,' featuring a Q&A with Segment Director and Cinematographer Bing Liu.
Image
IDA invites you to a night with HBO awards contenders Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind and The Case Against Adnan Syed.
Image
IDA invites you to a night with Amazon Prime Video's 'Lorena' featuring a Q&A with series subject Lorena Bobbitt and Director Joshua Rofé.
Image
IDA invites you to a night with National Geographic's 'Life Below Zero' featuring a screening of 100th episode and special panel with the subjects and creators behind the series.
Image
Join us on IDA's Facebook Thursday from 1:00-2:00pm PDT for a live-stream online conversation with Awards Competition Manager, Juliana Sakae. She'll answer all your questions regarding the updated IDA Documentary Awards Call for Entries Rules & Regulations. Call for Entries Dates: May 6: Call for