• Won't You Be My Neighbor? director Morgan Neville with Indiewire Editor in Chief Dana Harris.

  • O.J.: Made in America director Ezra Edelman with John Horn

  • What Happened, Miss Simone? director Liz Garbus

  • Rich Hill director Tracy Droz Tragos and Indiewire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson

  • Amy filmmaker Asif Kapadia with Indiewire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson

  • Steve Gilula, Co-President of Fox Searchlight Pictures with He Named Me Malala director Davis Guggenheim and Indiewire Editor in Chief Dana Harris.

  • Merry Clayton sings for the audience after the screening of Twenty Feet from Stardom

  • The Eagle Huntress Nurgaiv Aisholpan

     

  • Particle Fever editor Walter Murch, producer David Kaplan and director Mark Levinson at the Q&A following the screening of the documentary

  • Food Chains director Sanjay Rawal, producer Smriti Keshari, Executive Producer Eva Longoria & Indiewire's Ben Travers at the Q&A following the screening of the film

  • Author: The JT LeRoy Story director Jeff Feuerzeig with Alex Cohen

     

  • The Sachal Jazz Ensemble, featured in Song of Lahore, perform for the IDA Screening Series audience. 
     

  • Cartel Land producers Molly Thompson and Tom Yellin stand with filmmaker Matt Heineman

  • Meet The Patels subjects Vasant and Champa Patel with filmmaker Geeta Patel and Indiewire's Steve Greene

  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise co-directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack with Maya Angelou's grandson Colin Johnson and dancer Don Martin.
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Introducing our first hybrid IDA Documentary Screening Series! The 2021 edition will take place both in-person and online, exclusively for IDA members in Los Angeles and around the world. To access the screenings, become an IDA member at any time! With revised membership levels, a new MyIDA portal and new benefits, fall is the best time to join our global documentary community.

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For in-person screenings, we will require that all IDA staff, volunteers and attendees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and that everyone on-site wear a mask at all times (while not eating or drinking). Learn more about our COVID-19 policy on the blog. Priority seating will be given to IDA & AMPAS members. Non-member seating is available via standby.

Closed Captioning is available for all virtual screenings and filmmaker conversations. ASL is available for the Q&As only.

2021 Schedule featuring 60+ films:

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