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Sheridan Returns as Judge for Journalism Awards

Professor of Practice Chris Sheridan recently served as a judge for the 72nd Annual Scripps Howard National Journalism awards – one of the most distinguished journalism awards in the industry.   With a focus on high-impact and investigative storytelling, the awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and […]


Celebrating Hoop Dreams!

It was an amazing night for the Documentary Film Program as we celebrated the groundbreaking documentary Hoop Dreams and colleague Peter Gilbert. The film’s participants William Gates and Arthur Agee joined DFP Creative Director Peter Gilbert for a captivating conversation on the film, its origins and […]


A Hoop Dreams Celebration

The Documentary Film Program and Get in the Game invite you to a special event honoring the 30th Anniversary of Hoop Dreams, a groundbreaking film hailed by Roger Ebert as “the great American documentary” on Wednesday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the Porter […]


Alumni Screening Showcase

We are looking forward to the DFP Alumni Showcase screening of We Are, Because We Were, directed by Rodney Wilds (MFA ’23) on Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the ZSR Auditorium.  This 40-minute film takes viewers on a journey through the Winston-Salem African American […]


DFP & Computer Science Faculty Collaborate on AI Workshop

How AI is Changing the Documentary Film Process was the topic of a Lunch and Learn for students in the Documentary Film Program.  Professor of Practice Chris Sheridan and Assistant Professor in Computer Science William Cochran co-led the presentation with help from DFP Professor Cara […]


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