What we talk about when we talk about editing. Renowned editor Jonathan Oppenheim (Paris is Burning, Arguing the World, Sister Helen, and the upcoming Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner) screened and discussed the ways in which he worked with director Laura Poitras to create a framework and context for the post 9/11 film The Oath. Oppenheim’s psychological approach to shaping character in documentary has won him a Peabody, an Oscar nomination and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
Doc Talk with Su Friedrich — Gut Renovation
“I think you have to start at home,” says Su Friedrich about her avant-garde body of work in which the personal becomes political and universal. Continue reading “Doc Talk with Su Friedrich — Gut Renovation”
New Chinese Documentaries: The Folk Memory Project — October 19, 2012 — The New School
On Friday, October 19th, a day-long screenings and discussions of new docs from China took place at the New School at the event called “Chinese Documentaries: The Folk Memory Project,”. Four Beijing filmmakers presented and discussed their films which witness the lives and memories of the generation that survived the Great Chinese Famine.
TRUTH BE TOLD: 2013 DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Three evenings of original student doc shorts
May 28 – 30 at 7pm – Continue reading “TRUTH BE TOLD: 2013 DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL”
Call for Entries: The Festival of (In)appropriation 2013
A Showcase of Experimental Found Footage Films –
Since its inauguration in 2009, the Festival of (In)appropriation has emerged as a premiere international showcase of experimental found footage film and video, attracting the work of artists who probe the limits of collage, machinima, remix, détournement, mash-up and more.
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Chinese Realities/Documentary Visions — MOMA — May 8–June 1
This series aims to reflect the evolution of documentary practice in China over the past 25 years, revealing the growth and ever-increasing influence of nonfiction film and media. Continue reading “Chinese Realities/Documentary Visions — MOMA — May 8–June 1”
MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL — Call for Films — Deadline, June 28, 2013
The 16th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is now open for film entries. The submission deadline is June 28, 2013.
Anders Birch, Doc Studies Alum, begins Midwest Shoot for Denmark’s DR1 Television
In early May, Doc Studies graduate Anders Birch begins shooting a television feature doc in the U.S. for Denmark’s public broadcaster DR1. Along with Danish journalist Jakob Volver, Anders will shoot, direct and produce a 60-minute film on a little-known but long-established Danish village in the heart of the American midwest. Continue reading “Anders Birch, Doc Studies Alum, begins Midwest Shoot for Denmark’s DR1 Television”
The New School Doc Studies 