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Ethics and Documentary Film: When Is Sponsorship Conflict of Interest?

December 23, 2019

Every documentary has to get paid for somehow. When does sponsorship put the documentary’s claim to be independent, accurate truth-telling at risk? A new investigative piece by Tim Schwab at the...

CMSI 2019 Year in Review

December 19, 2019

Read about CMSI's 2019 highlights and find links to our recent work.

Edgy Interactive at IDFA’s DocLab 2019

December 04, 2019

IDFA DocLab, led by Caspar Sonnen, is one of the premier sites worldwide to view experiment in audio-visual interactive art.

IDFA 2019: The Power of Public Memory in Documentary Film

December 04, 2019

IDFA is the annual über-showcase of documentary film from all over the world, and a pilgrimage site for doc lovers.

Software Preservationists Need, Want—and Now Have–Better Fair Use Knowledge

November 20, 2019

A just-completed survey of Software Preservation Network members shows that the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation is a needed and welcome tool to get their work done....

Why a Show Known for Its Phallic Humor is Promoting Reproductive Rights

September 23, 2019
by Sarah Huckins

One of the most progressive shows on Netflix right now may be a cartoon about two pubescent boys. While one might not expect a show featuring traditionally masculine humor to be a champion of female...

New CMSI Study Reveals How Major TV Programs and Newspapers (Mis)Represented Homelessness and Housing Security Issues in 2018

September 09, 2019

New research highlighting portrayals of homelessness in news and popular culture in 2018

Yes, And…Laughter Lab: Creating new collaboration between comedy and social justice

August 29, 2019
by Prateekshit Pandey

A communication and social neuroscience scholar recaps the inaugural event.

Race and Class at AFI Fest

July 03, 2019

Some of this content is used with permission of Documentary.org. Some of the most moving and thought-provoking documentaries I watched at AFI Fest in June went to the heart of racial and class...

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