International Documentary Association (IDA)

This week’s #DocOfTheWeek is ‘“Craft of Speed” Mooneyes Documentary’ by director and producer Ming Lai. This film follows two Japanese hotrodders and Mooneyes, their iconic American speed equipment & custom accessories company. Doc of the Week highlights a documentary project raising funds through IDA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program! Learn more and donate today at https://lnkd.in/gAeQNjrN.

From the #DocumentaryMag archives comes a piece from Valentina Valentini about Netflix's headfirst dive into wildlife and nature docs with 'Our Planet,' an eight-part series narrated by the eminence grise of the genre (and the 2003 IDA Career Achievement Award honoree), Sir David Attenborough. Following their nature hit, 'Our Planet II,' is a four-part Netflix docuseries that premiered on June 14, 2023, and is now a 2024 Emmy nominee. Read this 2019 article about 'Our Planet' on documentary.org. #Archives https://lnkd.in/g47e_DVp

Founded in 1998, the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) takes its motif of “re-encountering reality" seriously. For the first time in six years filmmakers and audiences gathered in Taipei in person for the biennial festival. Read Sudipto Sanyal’s stimulating overview of the 2024 Festival at https://lnkd.in/gH7QgaKx.

Exclusive: Clip from Rebecca and Pete Davis’s ‘Join or Die’ - Today, we debut an exclusive clip from siblings Rebecca and Pete Davis’s ‘Join or Die.’ Their debut feature documentary examines civic duty and democratic participation in the U.S. through the continued relevance of Robert Putnam’s ‘Bowling Alone.’ After the film’s world premiere at SXSW last year, Abramorama picked it up and is releasing ‘Join or Die’ in theaters tomorrow! #DocumentaryMag #idaexclusive Watch the clip at https://lnkd.in/gcYkDKaV

Caroline Suh and Cara Mones’ Louis C.K. adjacent documentary ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ focuses on the women affected by the scandal, all of whom faced career consequences for speaking out against a top dog in the business. Luke Y. Thompson spoke with co-directors Suh and Mones about how their film evolved as they learned and heard the whole story. ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ is available to stream and open in select U.S. theaters. Read the full interview on documentary.org. #DocumentaryMag https://lnkd.in/gYVeAf9N

Charlie Shackleton describes 'The Afterlight' as “a film that’s designed to be lost.” A meditation on impermanence and mortality, consisting of imagery of deceased performers taken from hundreds of films, the all-archival feature incorporates that idea into its very being. But recently, the film was lost in a different way than intended. Since its premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in 2021, it’s been on a continual touring schedule, shipping to various venues around the world. Dan Schindel spoke with Shackleton about what the loss (even temporary) of ‘The Afterlight’ means for the overall project. They then spoke again after the film was rediscovered. These two conversations have been combined. Read the full interview at documentary.org. #DocumentaryMag https://lnkd.in/e32g9aVu

This week’s #DocOfTheWeek is ‘The Living Ice of Greenland’ by director and producer Kathy Kasic. Doc of the Week highlights a documentary project raising funds through IDA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program! Learn more at documentary.org. ‘The Living Ice of Greenland’ follows the process of Arctic microbial ecological research – in deep field camps on the Ice Sheet, via boat travel to melting glaciers, and by steep ascents on foot to remote polar glaciers. This project is in development. This project is in production. Learn more and donate at https://lnkd.in/gMC9qxVC.

Dan Schindel had two conversations with Charlie Shackleton about the disappearance of ‘The Afterlight,’ which deliberately exists as a single 35mm print that will naturally degrade over time. Read the full interview at #DocumentaryMag.

Lauren Wissot caught up with Josh Fox to talk about ‘The Edge of Nature,’ which critic Bernie Sanders succinctly deemed “great work.” Read the full interview at #DocumentaryMag.

Keynote speaker Jemma Desai–Writer, Cultural Worker, and Facilitator–questioned the role of integrity in the documentary field at Getting Real ‘24. Read an edited version of her prepared remarks at #DocumentaryMag.