May 8, 2021
Dear Documentary Community, My hope as the past year came to a close—a year that saw a steady and seemingly unending stream of challenges—was that
Notes from the Reel World
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February 8, 2021Dear Documentary Community, This past fall, I announced that I would be stepping down from IDA in 2021. Over the past few months we’ve all been
October 17, 2020Dear IDA Community, We are in an extraordinary time. I have been asked many times how one can process what is happening in America at this moment in
August 7, 2020Dear IDA Community, It has been a dizzying and discombobulating six months since the coronavirus upended our lives, forcing us to stay at home and
June 6, 2020Dear IDA Community, We recognize that we are living in a time of enormous injustice, but also of potentially historic change. The deep injustice on
March 2, 2020Dear 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, 2019Dear 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, 2019Dear 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, 2019Dear IDA Community, The theme of the Spring 2019 Documentary focused on “international” storytelling. We covered the innovate work of The Why
January 23, 2019Dear Documentary Community, The IDA Documentary Awards , held each December, always feel like the closing of a cycle—a moment to reflect on the past