Documentary Films

Resources in this category:

Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
http://www-cds.aas.duke.edu/

"The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University teaches, engages in, and presents documentary work grounded in collaborative partnerships and extended fieldwork that uses photography, film/video, audio, and narrative writing to capture and convey contemporary memory, life, and culture."

Documentaries.org: a project of the Center for Independent Documentary
http://documentaries.wordpress.com/

"This site is designed to showcase new and existing documentary film, video, radio, and web-based projects, while also providing resources to documentary makers seeking resources, services, support, and exposure."

Documentary Films .Net
http://www.documentaryfilms.net/

"A source for information on documentary films and filmmaking. Includes industry and filmmaking news, reviews, and resources." Also includes an alphabetized listing of documentary films.

Docuseek Film and Video FInder
http://66.167.103.217/wc.dll?docprocess~startsearch

"DocuSeek is a search site for independent documentary, social issue, and educational videos available in the U.S. and Canada." It also has links to related associations, journals, and reviews.

International Documentary Association (IDA)
http://www.documentary.org/

"The mission of the International Documentary Association is to promote nonfiction film and video around the world by: supporting and recognizing the efforts of documentary film and video makers, increasing public appreciation and demand for the documentary, and providing a forum for documentary makers, their supporters and suppliers."

International Documentary Library Service (IDLS)
http://www.idls.org/

"IDLS brings people looking for documentaries together with the people who make, distribute, screen and broadcast documentaries. The IDLS database and web site make it easy for people to find documentary film, television and radio on the Internet."

Reel Life Stories
http://library.berkeley.edu/MRC/reellife/

This website profiles a documentary film exhibit displayed April - July, 2003, at the Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley, and traces the evolution of documentary film and filmmaking over the past century. It includes a list of print resources about documentary film and a video tour of the exhibit.