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March 8, 2014American Promise documents the education of two middle-class African-American boys in New York City from kindergarten through high school. With the documentary as a springboard, the filmmakers are spearheading a larger social justice campaign to support better educational opportunities for African-American males. More > -
February 26, 2014Documentary guru Thom Powers thinks that organizations that support doc filmmakers need to create a legal defense fund to help filmmakers pay legal bills. More > -
February 20, 2014The documentary “Kids for Cash” is as much about the limits of zero tolerance policies and the harms of the school-to-prison pipeline as it is about judicial greed and corruption. Who knew? More > -
February 17, 2014After Justin Thomas, a 29-year-old documentary film student, was arrested and detained for filming the exterior of a NYPD precinct in Brooklyn, the charges were dropped and Thomas won a $15,000 settlement in a civil rights lawsuit. More > -
January 22, 2014A New York appellate court granted summary judgment to HBO and a production company that was developing a reality series about the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit in a case involving excessive use of force. More > -
January 20, 2014A lawsuit reveals details about documentarian Errol Morris’s struggle to get consent forms signed by Joyce McKinney, the subject of the film Tabloid. More > -
January 20, 2014The PUMA Impact Awards have created an archive of case studies detailing how filmmakers and advocates use film and video to make a difference in the world. More > -
January 18, 2014A California appellate court affirms dismissal of tort claims against documentarian Errol Morris and his team, but the filmmakers still have a legal fight ahead of them against Joyce McKinney, the main subject of Tabloid. More > -
January 18, 2014Call Me Kuchu co-director Malika Zouhali-Worrall talks about gaining trust of documentary film subjects. More > -
November 16, 2013A closer look reveals that there is more to “The Loving Story” than meets the eye. More >