Join us Wednesday, September 11, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM PT for a gathering at the IDA office in honor of the first annual LA Climate Week! Keisha N. Knight, IDA Director of Funds & Advocacy, will speak with Natalia Guerrero, US Program Manager for Witness, and guests. Register today: https://lnkd.in/g4QPQHn6.
International Documentary Association (IDA)
Civic and Social Organizations
Los Angeles, California 9,102 followers
We support the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
About us
IDA supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture. We are dedicated to the vision of a world where documentary creators flourish. Through our work, we connect audiences with the best of the form, provide resources, create community, and defend the rights and freedoms of documentary artists, activists and journalists around the globe. We do this work because we believe that documentaries enrich and deepen our culture, fostering a more informed and connected world.
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http://www.documentary.org
External link for International Documentary Association (IDA)
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1982
- Specialties
- documentary, advocacy, filmmaker services, education, programs, events, and awards
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3600 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1810
Los Angeles, California 90010, US
Employees at International Documentary Association (IDA)
Updates
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Now available on the IDA YouTube channel, this series of panels was facilitated by IDA Logan Elevate 2023 filmmaking fellows Arya Rothe, Pallavi Somusetty, and Janay Boulos. They opened conversations about cultural exchange within the film industry. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gh-W3_Dk.
Logan Elevate Public Program
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This week’s #DocOfTheWeek is ‘Little Amens’ by director Kelly Kerr. Doc of the Week highlights a documentary project raising funds through IDA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program! Learn more at documentary.org. For twenty-five years, the rural town of Ada, Oklahoma (population 17,000), has produced an extraordinary number of nationally and internationally acclaimed musical artists who have shaped country, rock and roll, jazz, and classical music. ‘Little Amens’ is in production. Learn more and donate to help get this film to the finish line: https://lnkd.in/gbg-zJBU.
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Arta Barzanji spoke with film historian Nora M. Alter about her latest book, “Harun Farocki: Forms of Intelligence,” which continues her exploration of the essay film format combined with another specialty, German film and culture. Read the full film interview in #DocumentaryMag: https://lnkd.in/gMhaNwfr.
“Labor and War and Their Interconnectedness”: Film Historian Nora M. Alter Discusses Her New Harun Farocki Monograph
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On January 24, The House of Representatives passed the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (the PRESS Act). Michael C. Donaldson wrote about how the Act will protect documentarians in this article at #DocumentaryMag: https://lnkd.in/gQYwt9jj.
How the PRESS Act Will Protect Documentarians
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Dan Schindel spoke with Martha Coolidge over the phone about her time as a documentarian, her memories of making 'Not a Pretty Picture,' and how reactions to it have changed over the years in this interview at #DocumentaryMag: https://lnkd.in/gkrrV-JH.
“I’m Part of This”: Martha Coolidge Discusses Her Early Metacinema ‘Not a Pretty Picture’
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This week’s #DocOfTheWeek is ‘Finding Má’ by director Thanh Tran. Doc of the Week highlights a documentary project raising funds through IDA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program! Learn more at documentary.org. A family shattered by the foster care & prison systems reunite to heal old wounds & rebuild their family, starting with finding their houseless mom. ‘Finding Má’ is in production. Learn more and donate to help get this film to the finish line: https://lnkd.in/gTQ3eykw.
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Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. This week, we spotlight a few real-world stories that are striking a chord with audiences and critics. View more here: https://lnkd.in/gXSHHkHV.
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Anthony Kaufman wrote, “That was Getting Real ’24—a reality check.” Read more about all that transpired at the conference in this article from #DocumentaryMag: https://lnkd.in/gb-isFJP.
Saving Ourselves at Getting Real ’24
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‘Documentary’ is happy to debut an exclusive clip from Holly Hardman’s ‘As Prescribed.’ This feature documentary exposes the personal and social consequences of U.S. overprescription of benzodiazepine medication.
Exclusive: Clip from Holly Hardman’s ‘As Prescribed’
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