Field Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Editor’s Note: Filmmaker Lisa Valencia-Svensson was invited to deliver a keynote address at Hot Docs this past spring. What follows is an abbreviated

Dear IDA Community, The theme of the Spring 2019 Documentary focused on “international” storytelling. We covered the innovate work of The Why

Journalism works to hold the powerful accountable, whether it is public officials or private corporations, provoking a public reckoning with

Marcia Smith is president and co-founder of Firelight Media, an award-winning non-profit film organization, and principal of Firelight Films, a

Documentary production, distribution and audience consumption have shifted further into the mainstream than ever before, with original documentary

Moderated by “The Woke Coach,” Seena Hodges (who began by acknowledging the Catawba people, onetime inhabitants of the land on which the Durham Hotel

Editor’s Note: Chi-hui Yang is program officer at Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative. What follows is an edited version of his keynote address at

I'm Tracie Lewis. I'm a film lover, adjunct film instructor, filmmaker, storyteller and three-time Getting Real attendee. Getting Real '18 is bigger

Click Here For Full Report The State of the Documentary Field initiative was shaped by the Center for Media & Social Impact, in collaboration with

Conversations about power, ownership and representation in the documentary field are as old as the documentary tradition itself. Ours is a history