July 3, 2019 The Feedback: Bridgette Auger and Itab Azzam's 'We Are Not Princesses' Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have since Read more
March 5, 2019 Watching Docs in Tehran: A Festival Thrives in Iran This past December, the Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film Festival staged its 12th edition. For the last three years, the festival Read more
February 9, 2019 'Of Fathers and Sons' Digs into the Origins of Extremism While Talal Derki was working on his first documentary feature—the Sundance-winning Return to Homs , a story that goes behind the barricades in the Read more
January 31, 2019 Where Shakespeare Meets Scheherazade: Towards a North-South Camaraderie in Documentary Editor’s Note: Orwa Nyrabia is the artistic director of International Documentary Filmmaker Amsterdam (IDFA). He was born in Syria, where, in 2002, Read more
November 29, 2018 The Feedback: Andrés Caballero and Sofian Khan's 'The Interpreters' Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have since Read more
October 18, 2018 On Her Shoulders: The Making of an Activist Alexandria Bombach's On Her Shoulders opens with a scrum of photographers. Everyone is trying to get the shot. Many are going for selfies. They want Read more
April 23, 2018 Full Frame Fetes Jehane Noujaim This year's Full Frame Tribute honoree, Jehane Noujaim, is no stranger to the 21-year-old Full Frame Documentary Film Festival , having brought both Read more
March 26, 2018 The Feedback: Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei's 'Laila at the Bridge' Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have Read more
November 30, 2017 IDFA at 30: Sounding the Alarm and Creating Resistance The 30th edition of the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) was nonstop information overload, in a good way. The events were Read more
November 1, 2017 How I Learned to Start Tickling Giants Editor's Note: Sara Taksler was working as a senior producer at The Daily Show when her best friend unexpectedly died. She found her laughter again Read more