DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES Film Hawk LO AND BEHOLD, Reveries of the Connected World Mapplethorpe: Looke at the Pictures Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper Resilience Richard Linklater—dream is… Full story

  Congratulations to our clients below who have been selected to show at Sundance in the Documentary Competition Films line-up!  Author: The JT LeRoy Story Holy Hell How to Let… Full story

Congrats to our clients whose films have been shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature Oscar! (Production companies listed next to the nominated films) Best of Enemies | Sandbar Cartel Land |… Full story

2016 SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Our clients below have been nominated for awards in the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards! The JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Best feature made for under $500,000)… Full story

Few have heard of the Librarian of Congress, but the person holding this office not only oversees the U.S. Copyright Office, but also decides what content deserves copyright protection. The… Full story

The Daily Journal named partners Michael Donaldson and Lisa Callif as Top Entertainment Lawyers in 2015 for their success in representing independent filmmakers. Michael has established himself in the entertainment… Full story

Making A Murderer, co-directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, is a docuseries about Steven Avery, Wisconsin’s first DNA exoneree. It premieres on NETFLIX on December 18, 2015. Read “Netflix’s ‘Making… Full story

The California Fair Pay Act, effective January 1, 2016, will enable women to earn comparable pay to men for doing “substantially similar” work. The Act lists exceptions that permit pay… Full story

In an article written for Realscreen, Partner Christopher Perez discusses the U.S. Copyright Office’s latest Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) ruling, which grants a wider exemption for documentary filmmakers. Mr.… Full story

Congratulations to our clients Jim Burba & Bob Hayes investors and executive producers of Disaster!  The musical opens at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre on March 8, 2016 and previews begin February… Full story

Congrats to our clients who are nominated for the 31st Annual IDA Documentary Awards!   Hosted by Tig Notaro on December 5th, 2015, the IDA Doc Awards will honor the… Full story

The U.S. Copyright Office recently expanded documentary filmmakers’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) exemptions to include access to Blu-ray content. Previously, even material in accordance to fair use could not… Full story