July 29, 2020
I am a white female filmmaker, a director of documentary films. Women, especially white women, have traditionally done better in documentaries than
Career Sustainability
July 2, 2020
Narrative justice demands that those closest to the problem define that problem. This necessarily means a rearrangement of who stands behind the camera, but also requires tools to advance responsible, accountable filmmaking no matter the filmmaker.
June 8, 2020
Since March, filmmaker Juhi Sharma has been grounded in Chennai, India, where she's been working remotely on the post-production of The Vinyl Records
April 8, 2020
It may sound hyperbolic, but there has never been a worse time in the history of the world to be launching an independent documentary into the
March 21, 2020
Since AB5 (Assembly Bill 5) took effect in California on January 1, 2020, documentary filmmakers have found themselves facing drastically increased
November 1, 2019
The team behind Getting Real ’18 made a bold statement on commitment to inclusion and representation by programming three #DecolonizeDocs panels—
April 25, 2019
Editor’s Note: Filmmakers/partners Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert have been racking up the career kudos over the past few months, starting in
April 17, 2019
IDA’s own Dana Merwin, a native of south Georgia who, as Program Officer, administers the Enterprise Documentary Fund and the Pare Lorentz
September 27, 2018
Tuesday morning, the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood buzzed with introductions, reconnections and reunions as Getting Real 2018 attendees settled into
September 26, 2018
Click Here For Full Report The State of the Documentary Field initiative was shaped by the Center for Media & Social Impact , in collaboration