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Fall 2009

Fall 2009

The Nonfiction Education Issue Fall 2009

We examine the very idea of going to school—not necessarily to dismiss it out of hand altogether, but to provide you with a framework with which to weigh the possibilities.

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Features
Feature | Fall 2009
Docs May Be Hot, But Going Pro Ain't Easy: A Guide to Nonfiction Training Programs in North America
By Mitchell Block
EducationBusiness
Column | Fall 2009
A Film Festival Like No Other: The Flaherty Explores Ways of Seeing
By Richard Shpuntoff
Education
Feature | Fall 2009
So You Want to Work in Documentary...Tips on Getting Started
By Sheila Curran Bernard
Career Sustainability
Feature | Fall 2009
The Teachable Moment: Supporting Your Documentary Career in the Classroom
By Laura Almo
Education
Feature | Fall 2009
No Film School? No Problem: Many Successful Docmakers Attended the School of Hard Knocks
By Beige Adams
Education
Feature | Fall 2009
Oil Change: Joe Berlinger's 'Crude' Awakening
By David Becker
Columns
Column | Fall 2009
Notes from the Reel World: The President's Column, Fall 2009
By Eddie Schmidt
Notes from the Reel World
Column | Fall 2009
Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Fall 2009
By Tom White
Fast Foreword
Column | Fall 2009
Doc Stars: Personality-Driven Nonfiction
By Lisa Mills
Book ReviewsReality Ink
Column | Fall 2009
Frederick Wiseman's 'Hospital'
By Thomas Lennon
PlaybackDocs about Health
Column | Fall 2009
Docs and the Law: Penn Program Mixes Digital Media and Legal Training
By Tamara Krinsky
EducationLegal
Column | Fall 2009
Time To Get Ill: Checking Out Oscilloscope Pictures
By Tamara Krinsky
Distribution
Column | Fall 2009
Ken Burns' Cinematic Walk in the Park
By Bob Fisher
TV Docs
Column | Fall 2009
See You in 'September': R. J. Cutler Aims His Camera at 'Vogue' Magazine
By Sara Vizcarrondo
Profile