Back in the fall of 2014, the IDA held the first Getting Real Documentary Film Conference. We had no idea of the impact it would make in the field nor
Getting Real
This year’s GETTING REAL conference fell at an introspective and ripe time in my life as a documentary filmmaker. For most of my career, I have felt
I love hanging out with other documentary filmmakers. It's way cheaper than therapy! Because let's "#GetReal": It's hard out here, y'all! But it's
Myth #1. Filmmakers who tackle exposés of human rights abuses, or illuminate social issues, are not artists. We are. We give equal weight to being
An interview with IDA's Michael Lumpkin and Ken Jacobson
Filmmakers Can Find Themselves at GETTING REAL: A Conversation with Conference Producer Allison Berg
When filmmakers convene this fall at the GETTING REAL Documentary Film Conference, presented by IDA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Dawn Porter had a couple of careers before she landed in documentary filmmaking-where she feels most at home. She was an attorney for BakerHostetler