June 6, 2020
Dear IDA Community, We recognize that we are living in a time of enormous injustice, but also of potentially historic change. The deep injustice on
Notes from the Reel World
March 2, 2020
Dear Documentary Community, In early December 2019, we gathered for the 35th annual IDA Documentary Awards . It was an evening to celebrate the very
October 30, 2019
Dear IDA Community, Over the past 20 plus years working in this field, I have been very fortunate to travel around the world to various film
July 24, 2019
Dear Documentary Community, Over the past few months we’ve witnessed an alarming uptick of filmmakers and their protagonists under a range of threats
July 22, 2019
Dear IDA Community, The theme of the Spring 2019 Documentary focused on “international” storytelling. We covered the innovate work of The Why
January 23, 2019
Dear Documentary Community, The IDA Documentary Awards , held each December, always feel like the closing of a cycle—a moment to reflect on the past
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
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