‘The Reason I Jump’ Is a Total Immersion in What It’s Like Living with Autism
Director Jerry Rothwell wanted to replicate the immersive quality of author Naoki Higashida’s literary account as a non-verbal individual.
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‘Notturno’ Director Wanted to Show What Happens to the Places Refugees Leave Behind
After filming refugees in the Oscar-nominated doc “Fire at Sea,” Gianfranco Rosi wanted to capture the places people were leaving behind.
2020 IDA Documentary Honorary Awards Laud Filmmakers Sam Pollard, Garrett Bradley, and David France
The nominees for all categories will be revealed on Tuesday, November 24.
‘Crip Camp’ Directors Hoped to Highlight an Unfairly Forgotten Chapter in American History
Filmmakers Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht want to increase engagement and advocacy for media representation of people with disabilities.
For ‘The Painter and the Thief’ Director, Portraying the Film’s Subjects Without Prejudice Was Paramount
“The film is about what we humans do in order to be seen and appreciated,” said director Benjamin Ree.
‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Tackles the Myth of Widespread Voter Fraud
One of the issues that concerned the filmmakers the most was the myth of voter fraud and how misinformation is shaping elections
IDA Awards Feature and Short Documentary Shortlists, from ’76 Days’ to ‘Welcome to Chechnya’
The awards group provides one of the first clear windows into the documentary Oscar race.
‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Director Kirsten Johnson Injected the Unimaginable into Reality
The director wanted to push cinema in ways she hadn’t done before to tell a personal story about her father suffering from dementia.
How Bryan Fogel Made Jamal Khashoggi Doc ‘The Dissident’ a Non-Fiction Thriller
Telling the story of the assassination of outspoken Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi represented a vital fight for freedom.
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Directors Had to Break Into a Secret World
The filmmakers wanted to show the emotional truth of the the truffle business in Piedmont, Italy rather than concentrating on the facts.
Making ‘Boys State’ Renewed the Directors’ Hope in the Future of Politics
The filmmakers believe their protagonists embody a version of civil discourse that has become difficult to attain in our political climate.
‘Time’ Director Garrett Bradley: ‘The Way in Which Images Make Us Feel Becomes Fact’
“The film…is just as much about the effects of incarceration as it is about the facts,” said director Garrett Bradley.
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