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2014
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April 17, 2014How does a documentary filmmaker whose focus is the history of black people’s struggle for equality satisfy the conflicting demands of an audience that lived the history and an audience that needs to learn it?
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April 16, 2014Two new Hollywood films have the same titles as recent documentary films. How is that legal? More > -
March 29, 2014The latest opinion from the Southern District of New York betrays misapprehensions about documentary filmmaking, and, in the process, renders documentary outtakes more vulnerable to subpoena than they should be. More > -
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 >
2013
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November 16, 2013A closer look reveals that there is more to “The Loving Story” than meets the eye. More > -
July 17, 2013This 8-episode series looks at economic inequality in Philadelphia and the political activism of engaged Philadelphians who are targeting the social and material disparities burdening the City’s poor and working people. More >