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William Cheng

Headshot of adult of East Asian descent with medium-light skin; short hair; dark blue polo shirt; in front of grassy field

William Cheng is a writer, pianist, and gamer. He is a professor of music at Dartmouth College and a founding co-editor of the Music & Social Justice Series with the University of Michigan Press.

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Four Editors in Search of a Thread: A Documentary Roundtable
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IDA Launches Kickstarter Partner Page
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Broken Men, Outsiders and Eccentrics Populate the Docs at SF Fest
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The Doc Continent: The State of Nonfiction Filmmaking in South Africa
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Diasporic Connections Black Documentary Filmmakers from New York Meet Their Counterparts in Brazil
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Oscar's Obstacle Course: Running the Qualification Process
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Wide Open Video: OneWorldTV Democratizes the Documentary
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Documenting Women's Rites: An Interview with Filmmaker Kim Longinotto
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Why You Shouldn't Miss our Upcoming Doc U on Digital Distribution
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How Green Was Mill Valley? A Liberal Helping of Docs at the 26th Annual Film Fest
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IDA Career Achievement Award: Sir David Attenborough The Natural Historian as Innovative Storyteller
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New Asian Currents Makes Waves at Yamagata Documentary Festival
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Can I Get a Witness? Images That Effect a Positive Change
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That's Motivation! Working Films Reaches Out
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Journey to Justice: Joe Berlinger Examines The System
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10 Keys to Successful Theatrical Distribution for Your Doc
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Define Your Audience: Generating Some FilmBuzz & Thinking Without A Box
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Capturing Wildlife: Natural History Filmmakers Bag Big Game at Jackson Hole
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Celebrating and Preserving the Latino Experience His Own Way
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Through the Looking Glass: Not Everything Is as It Seems in the Wacky World of Wonder-land
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IDA Board President Marjan Safinia Presents New ArcLight Documentary Series
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The Roots of Social Issue Docs: Movement Born in the 1930s Came of Age in the 1960s
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Agit-Doc: How 'Uncovered' Became an Activist Tool
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The Art and Business of Festivals
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Hot Docs 2014: Buckets of Rain, Beaucoup de Docs
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Edifice Complex: Nathaniel Kahn Constructs a Tribute to––and an Understanding of––his Architect Father
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Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, Spring 2014
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'The Art of the Real' Takes the Long View on Nonfiction
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Good Press, Big Buzz and a Positive Experience: A Primer on How to Make the Best of the Fest
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Summer 2014 Grant & Other Opportunties
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Homecoming Jubilee: 'We Always Lie to Strangers' Bows in Branson
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Participatory Democracy through Film: Social Documentaries Thrive in Multiple Media Environments
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Brandon Tells Her Story: Back in the (New) Day of Social Issue Films
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Nonfiction in the Far East: Fifty Years of Documentary Theory in Japan
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Gimme Shekels: Wanna Piece of Al Maysles' Next Film?
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Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Winter 2014
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Notes from the Reel World: The Executive Director's Column, Winter 2014
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Get Fixed! Working with Guides and Expediters While Shooting Abroad
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Is the New Golden Age of Documentary Almost Over?
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Immersion, Integration, Interactivity! Tribeca Insights
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Eclecticism on Display at Tribeca Film Festival
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China's Doc Boom: Beijing Rejects Reality TV in Favor of Classic Documentaries
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Playback: David Sutherland's 'The Farmer's Wife'
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IDA and FIND File Amicus Brief in Closely-Watched Ninth Circuit Copyright Case
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The Filmmakers' View: Fest Vets DeStefano, Hogarth and Green Recommend Doing Your Homework
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Docs That Make a Difference: The Politics of Political Documentaries
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Lost in Translation? Don't Get Disoriented Shooting in the Orient
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9 Docmaking Tips from an Oscar® Winner
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Immigrant Song: 'The New Americans' Weaves Together Five Stories of US Newcomers
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Far From the Madding Crowds: Ten Years On, Slamdance Still Screens Edgy Work – with No Wait Lists
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