Tempelhof removes the mass mask of the Migrants by showing them as individual persons through their stories about their lives, their journey, and integrating into Germany.
Sponsored Projects
Since 1998, IDA's fiscal sponsorship program has been helping independent documentary projects of all types get funded, finished and seen.
California Style: Edward H. Fickett will critically examine the life and work of master architect of Edward H. Fickett, one of America’s most prolific mid century architects.
"California's Forgotten Children" is a feature documentary about child sex trafficking.
A 72-year old man has been roaming the western United States and living outside with his pack mules for over three decades.
Calling All Earthlings tells the story of seminal desert UFO contactee George Van Tassel, his iconic Integratron dome, and of the communities nearby.
Camp 6ixx is an hour-long documentary, filmed over the course of two years, showing the growing tide of homelessness in America, and the obstacles faced by cities trying to solve it.
This Documentary project is going to show an ecosystem of Vintners in their small microcosms, working with nature to create better soil, which in turn creates more vibrant and energetic wines.
In 1975, Lee Brady and David Sanderson invented the first edible underwear in the history of the world. They called it “Candypants.”
Their legendary creation was a smashing success.
An intimate portrait of singer-songwriter Carlos Varela, one of Cuba's most enigmatic artists, this film follows the folk rocker on his first US tour with his band.
CARRYING is an intimate exploration of the experience of placing a child for adoption.
With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.
“Cassandro, Queen of the Ring” is the true and remarkable story of Saul, a broken boy victim of abuse who found purpose and meaning in the most unlikely of places: the brutal and unforgiving world
Certified Fresh is a feature documentary about the wild rise of movie reviews, from buried blurbs in the back of newspapers to a single score that can make or break a film. At the center?
Each November, exotic poultry breeders across America come to Columbus intending to win the Ohio National Poultry Show, considered the Westminster of Chickens.
Set in the East African country of Uganda, CHILDREN OF WAR
chronicles the daily struggle towards rehabilitation and
reconciliation by a group of recently escaped child soldiers of the
Meet the greatest artist you've never heard of.
After the pandemic lock down was lifted in 2022, Youssef and Ali were relieved that they can now reopen one of the oldest remaining cinemas in downtown Amman, Cinema Kawakeb.
CIRCLE is an international training program and safe space for women and gender-expansive filmmakers.
For over 35 years, the gay porn shop, Circus of Books, served as the epicenter for LGBT life and culture in Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to many in the community it served, the store was cultivat
In a half deserted Georgian ghost town in the former Soviet Union, dominated by an international mining corporation, three remarkable stories intersect: a young father struggles to cure his son's a
Post-Gold Rush San Francisco is dreary and stagnant, but banker William Chapman Ralston has a big vision for it.
A group of struggling yet determined public high school teens enroll in a groundbreaking, for-credit high school course in Mindfulness that changes their lives in unexpected ways.
Clinton, Louisiana: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow is a documentary exploring the heart of a rural Southern town grappling with its past while fighting for its future.
Telling the remarkable stories of three survivors of long-term solitary confinement, Cloudland is a short animated documentary exploring how the human imagination can provide both solace and renewe
Coached into Silence explores sexual abuse in youth sports. Filming since 2009, it tells the stories of a diverse group of athletes whom the system failed to protect.
At a time when the world is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state rises to the forefront.
“Colors of White Rock” captures the story of Maikhuu, one of the rare women truck drivers fighting for survival along the country’s hazardous coal roads.
COME DANCE WITH ME is a feature documentary film about the life of JACQUES D’AMBOISE, legendary ballet dancer and founder of National Dance Institute, and how he impacted millions of children’s liv
Hurricane Helene and the resulting floods and landslides devastated Western North Carolina on September 27th, 2024.
COMMITTED is a documentary-in-progress produced by Ken Rosenberg, MD, and Peter Miller, Emmy and Peabody-winning filmmakers.
Each year, between 20-35,000 young adults reach the end of their allotted time in the foster care system and are thrust out into the world to make it on their own.
We may be familiar with such names as; David Blaine, Harry Houdini, and David Copperfield, but what do we know of Richard Potter, Black Herman, or Kenrick "ICE" McDonald?
This is the story of the Chinese railroad workers who helped connect California to the rest of the United States.
The feature length documentary Consumption tells the story of several victims whose lives have been drastically disabled by their overconsumption of refined sugar and chemical sweeteners.