July 26, 2014 'Rich Hill': Home Truths in America's Third World 'Rich Hill' opens in New York on August 1 through Opus Docs/The Orchard. Read more
February 1, 2013 Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award: David France Editor's Note: In the month leading up to the Academy Awards, we at IDA will be featuring articles — some new, some from our archives—about each of Read more
July 11, 2016 When the Abusers Are Abused: 'Pervert Park' and the Punishment of Sex Offenders Most Americans know about the "War on Drugs," but fewer people are aware of the "War on Sex Crimes." Over the last 25 years, the punishments for Read more
June 10, 2016 Made and Unmade in America: The OJ Simpson Epic Twenty years seems to be the appropriate time frame for historical events to transform into history, and for historians, pundits, journalists and we Read more
May 3, 2016 Five Questions with Adam Irving, Director/Producer/DP, 'Off the Rails' If you're a tabloid-reading New Yorker, you may already be familiar with the strange and sad tale of Darius McCollum, a guy from Queens whose Read more
February 29, 2016 The Shorts at Sundance: A Conversation with Senior Programmer Mike Plante In all the years I've covered the Sundance Film Festival, I've never focused my coverage on the short form. Well, mea culpa; it's about time. Over Read more
February 24, 2016 'Last Day of Freedom' Filmmakers on Animation, Trauma and Loss Editor's note: Over the next few days, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the films that have been honored by the Academy of Motion Read more
February 22, 2016 Adam Benzine on Tracking Claude Lanzmann's Emotional Journey to Make 'Shoah' Editor's note: Over the past few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the films that have been honored by the Academy of Motion Read more
February 17, 2016 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on 'A Girl in the River' and Honor Killings in Pakistan Editor's note: Over the next few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the films that have been honored by the Academy of Motion Read more
February 16, 2016 Meet the Oscar Nominees: David Darg, Producer / Director, 'Body Team 12' The importance of telling what's happening on the ground and relaying these visuals back to the people with the power to make a difference and fund Read more