Notes from the Reel World

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Making the case for the arts in our Nation's Capitol.

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Dear Readers, Four months ago, when I came to Los Angeles to assume the position as executive director at the International Documentary Association, I

Change is all around.

Dear IDA Community: My introduction to Los Angeles in the late ’70s was an all-access pass through the backstage door of the music scene. The industry

Dear IDA Community: As a nation, we recently lived through a historical moment. The 2008 US elections demonstrated that when diverse voices band

Dear IDA Community: I can vividly recall my first political moment, when, amid a snowstorm, we were sent home early from school. My Papa gathered us

A fresh and revitalizing energy filled the room at the Heineken/IDA documentary networking cocktail party during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, an