Al Gore greets SilverDocs participants as he arrives at the AFI Silver Theatre on June 15 to give the keynote speech at the International Documentary Conference.

Held in conjunction with SilverDocs, the conference included four days of seminars examining the future of filmmaking and documentary storytelling.

(At right) Filmmakers Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing. Their newest collaboration is Jesus Camp, which premiered at SilverDocs.

Jean Picker Firstenerg (at right), director of AFI's Film School for over 25 years, announced her retirement this past June.

Martin Scorcese's The Last Waltz about The Band's final tour was an unusual entry in the festival; the classic rock n' roll documentary was produced back in 1978.