January 18, 2021 'MLK/FBI' Explores the Complexities of the Civil Rights Icon “We are not makers of history. We are made by history” —Martin Luther King Jr. MLK/FBI , currently streaming via IFC Films, is director Sam Pollard’s Read more
October 19, 2020 'Eyes on the Prize': Episode 6: Bridge to Freedom' I never intended to become a documentary filmmaker in 1986 when I accepted the receptionist position at a science-focused production company. A year Read more
July 7, 2020 'John Lewis: Good Trouble': 60 Years of Fighting the Fight Director Dawn Porter ( Gideon's Army , Trapped ) felt equipped for the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble . She had, after all, interviewed the US Read more
January 18, 2019 Documentaries to Watch: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Updated 2021) This Monday, we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy of the Civil Rights movement. Check out our curated list of documentary films and series on Dr. King and the civil rights era. Read more
April 14, 2017 'True South' Tells the Story of 'Eyes on the Prize' True South By Jon Else Illustrated. 404 pages. Viking. $30. A corollary of the old adage, "You can't tell a book by its cover," may be, "You can tell Read more
September 1, 2015 Black Lives Mattered Then, Too: An Insider's Look at the Black Panthers Set against the backdrop of a country trying to find its footing amidst the still-burning embers of the 1960s' demand for racial equality, Stanley Read more
July 25, 2010 Meet the DocuWeeks Filmmakers: Stanley Nelson - 'Freedom Riders' Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Read more