October 4, 2018
Dear Documentary Community, IDA’s biennial Getting Real '18 documentary conference is upon us, and it feels like the right time to look back at what
Notes from the Reel World
August 30, 2018
Dear IDA Community: I recently had the opportunity to lead a seminar on documentary film with high school students at the California State Summer
April 18, 2018
Dear IDA Community, In 2015, American University’s Center for Media & Social Impact published, under the leadership of Pat Aufderheide, the
January 16, 2018
Dear IDA Community, I’m sad to say that this will be my last time filling this little corner of Documentary magazine. After nine years of service on
September 28, 2017
Dear IDA Community, IDA recently announced some of the honorees that we'll be celebrating at this year's IDA Awards . It's an illustrious bunch whose
August 23, 2017
Dear IDA Community: Indulge me as I go off-script for a moment. For the last decade, I've been volunteering to transform our neighborhood's
January 13, 2017
Dear Community, I had prepared a different column for you, but post election, everything is different. This nation is as divided as it can be. We've
May 1, 2012
Marjan Safinia's debut.