His Muse is the Rule of Law
James Cooper is one of those globetrotting guys who has more stamps in his passport than you do. A Cambridge-educated…
Articles
Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
Voices from Issues Past
What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years? Coming up with a coherent and entertaining way to answer that…
The History and Legacy of AIVF (Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers)
In 1975, when a small group of energetic filmmakers convened the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers in their living…
AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization…
Why We (Still) Need AIVF
When I started to write this article, I began with a David Letterman-esque list of 20 reasons we need AIVF….
Getting Perspective
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…
Now & Then
Long before Super 8’s 40-year march from home movie to Kodak’s hot new kid, long before camcorders, and long before…
American History X
With more than 25 museums and research centers and a collection of more than 142 million objects, the Smithsonian Institution…