International Documentary Association

In this interview, filmmaker Vee Shi discusses ‘Time and Tide,’ his reticence toward making a documentary about his parents, and grappling with shifting cultural obligations of care. Read more at .

“They Couldn’t Act”: Vee Shi Discusses ‘Time and Tide’ and Embracing Documentary Filmmaking as He Chronicled His Parents’ Daily Life In this interview, filmmaker Vee Shi discusses Time and Tide, his reticence toward making a documentary about his parents, and grappling with shifting cultural obligations of care

This year’s Chicago-based independent film exhibition conference was buoyed by optimism and a clear-eyed look at the future of arthouse theaters. Read more at .

IND/EX 2026: Main Event This year’s Chicago-based independent film exhibition conference was buoyed by optimism and a clear-eyed look at the future of arthouse theaters

In this interview, visual artist Amy Jenkins and her son and collaborator, Adam Sieswerda, talk about working together on their trans coming-of-age doc ‘Adam’s Apple.’ By Davide Abbatescianni. Read more at .

Time Unfolding: Amy Jenkins and Adam Sieswerda on Their Trans Coming-of-Age Doc ‘Adam’s Apple’ In this interview, visual artist Amy Jenkins and her son and collaborator, Adam Sieswerda, talk about working together on their trans coming-of-age doc Adam’s Apple

CFE deadline extended!! Share your work by September 1. We’ve been wowed by the surge of inquiries and submissions for the 42nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards—especially among international filmmakers—so we’re extending the submission deadline. Members get an additional two weeks, with submission due by September 15. https://www.documentary.org/awards2026/entries

Fictional depictions of nonfiction filmmakers present us as predatory narcissists who unwittingly become monstrous stand-ins for documentary practice. Read more at

Dark Clouds: Why Are Documentarians Depicted as Such Predatory Narcissists? Fictional depictions of nonfiction filmmakers present us as predatory narcissists who unwittingly become monstrous stand-ins for documentary practice

Despite working within institutions with rigid ideological missions, Iranian documentary filmmakers have long found ways to produce work according to their own aesthetic choices and goals. Read more at .

Independent Means: The Author of ‘Documenting Iran’ Breaks Down the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s Role in Shaping Contemporary Documentary Filmmaking Despite working within institutions with rigid ideological missions, Iranian documentary filmmakers have long found ways to produce work according to their own aesthetic choices and goals

In this interview, Maite Alberdi discusses using fanciful fiction and true crime tropes to dissect society’s expectations of motherhood in ‘A Child of My Own.’ By Manuel Betancourt. Read more at .

A Question of Form: Maite Alberdi Talks About Blending Fantasy and True Crime in ‘A Child of My Own’ In this interview, Maite Alberdi discusses using fanciful fiction and true crime tropes to dissect society’s expectations of motherhood in A Child of My Own

In this behind-the-scenes peek, journalist-turned-filmmaker Janay Boulos details how the idea for an urgent, political project about Lebanon became the very personal doc ‘Birds of War.’ Read more at .

Producer’s Diary: ‘Birds of War’ (July 2023 – June 2026) In this behind-the-scenes peek, journalist-turned-filmmaker Janay Boulos details how the idea for an urgent, political project about Lebanon became the very personal doc Birds of War

Penny Lane on crowdsourcing video from New York’s birders, audience engagement, and premiering her eighth feature ‘Wild Inside’ in Central Park. Read more at .

https://documentary.org/online-feature/most-documented-owl-penny-lane-her-crowdsourced-and-crowd-pleasing-wild-inside

In this interview, the filmmakers behind a personal doc that unearths the fraught shared history between France and Algeria talk about the parallels between colonial and sexual violence. Read more at .

“Every Version Contains a Part of the Truth”: Mia Bendrimia and Kira Simon-Kennedy Discuss Magma In this interview, the filmmakers behind a personal doc that unearths the fraught shared history between France and Algeria talk about the parallels between colonial and sexual violence