‘All That Breathes’ and ‘Fire of Love’ Lead 2022 IDA Nominations
Both films, current favorites for the upcoming Best Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist, received five IDA Awards nominations.
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Netflix’s ‘Descendant’ to Open IDA Documentary Screening Series
The documentary will open a showcase of 43 feature-length documentaries that are eligible for consideration for the upcoming Academy Awards.
IDA Recognizes Employee Union as It Attempts to Rebuild from Crisis
Now, the International Documentary Association and the workers will iron out a contract and work together to continue rebuilding its reduced staffing ranks.
Ex-IDA Director Poh Si Teng: For True Equity in Docs, We Must ‘Reform, or Dismantle and Rebuild’ Hierarchies
Poh Si Teng, the former funds and enterprise program director at the International Documentary Association, shares the keynote address she delivered at CPH:DOX.
International Documentary Association Says Union Is Welcome After Staff Exodus — but First, a Lawyer
Employees at the embattled IDA have formed a union, which management says they welcome. But many potentially contentious details remain to be decided.
Mutiny and Mystery: What’s Behind the Crisis at the International Documentary Association
IDA executive director Rick Pérez struggles to lead after a mass exodus. The board backs him, but leading documentarians say his “silence is unacceptable.”
‘Cusp’ Is an Evocative Portrait of Adolescence in Small-Town Texas
Following three teenage girls over a summer, the co-directors sought authenticity for their portrayal of exuberant youth.
‘Attica’ Documentary Revisits Prison Massacre Made Worse by Media Malpractice
Fifty years later, a new documentary examines the legacy of the prison riot, and how the media helped sell a false narrative around what really happened.
COVID-19 Documentary ‘In the Same Breath’ Tracks Twin Diseases of Coronavirus and Misinformation
Nanfu Wang’s documentary addresses both the COVID-19 pandemic and the political agendas surrounding it in China and the U.S.
Documentary ‘Faya Dayi,’ Shot Over 10 Years, Examines Dangerous Commodification of Khat in Ethiopia
Jessica Beshir’s debut is an evocative exploration of the consumption and production of the drug.
‘No Ordinary Man’ Documentary Honors Transmasculine Musician Billy Tipton
No Ordinary Man documentary honors the late transmasculine jazz musician Billy Tipton.
How Documentary ‘Introducing, Selma Blair’ Reveals the Vulnerability Beneath the Performer
Blair and director Rachel Fleit found the perfect complement in one another for their intimate documentary.
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