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International Documentary Association
Head of the International Documentary Association
PROFILE
Simon Kilmurry
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FROM Simon Kilmurry
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The State of the Documentary You could argue that this is the golden age of the documentary: there are more than ever, they’re better than ever and some of them even make money. We wanted to find out why, what’s in store for the future and what we should check out right now.
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Second Opinion
Why are people afraid to sign up for government programs meant to protect them? With legislation pending to penalize people who sign up for food and health care, the issue becomes what is the role of government?
LA Observed
Will charging a deputy satisfy DA's critics? It has not happened in nearly 2 decades. But the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a law enforcement officer for shooting an unarmed person. The decision, however, has many folks scratching their heads, wondering why other cases with similar circumstances did not garner the same legal response.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘If Beale Street Could Talk:’ filmmaker Barry Jenkins adapts James Baldwin’s novel Barry Jenkins’ new movie is “If Beale Street Could Talk,” an adaptation of a James Baldwin novel. It’s a love story in 1970s Harlem, told in flashbacks. When 19-year-old Tish discovers she’s pregnant, her family works hard to get her partner, Fonny, out of prison in time for the birth.
Film Reviews
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Within the first 30 seconds you know you’re watching something new. A sensational title sequence threatens to be the design equivalent of flash bang grenades, yet the art isn’t assaultive, only inventive, with colors that stretch the spectrum as far as the eye can see.