Interviews are the backbone of the documentary filmmaking process, and are often the driving force behind a film’s storytelling. But how do you create
Education
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In our stratified American society, one's level of education is a major determinant of economic status, providing the credentials that can turn a job
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Carrie Lozano recently joined IDA as Director of the Enterprise Documentary Fund, an ambitious new project that supports mid-career filmmakers telling
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One of the highlights of this year's FilmGate Interactive Media Festival (February 3-5 at the University of Miami School of Communication) was a panel
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Racial unrest at the University of Missouri in Columbia in fall 2015 led to national headlines, a threatened boycott by the football team and the
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When film theoretician, professor, author and critic Bill Nichols comes out with a new book, we sit up and take notice. His ten previously published
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Fact Box: Duration of Program: 2 years Degree Offered: MFA in Documentary Filmmaking Components of Program: First year: fundamentals ofcomplete
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I teach film history to production students. Why do they come to class? It’s required, that's why. Otherwise they would be off experimenting with our
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Editor's Note: After we went to press with the Summer 2016 issue, the Brooks Institute announced that it would close on October 31, 2016. The Brooks
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Colleges and universities, often at the foreground of providing creative incubation for the research and development of new technologies, are