Second year DFP student Diane Hodson will test her pitching talents against documentary film students around the state in the 3rd Annual RiverRun PitchFest competition. Hodson will pitch her thesis film unmappable, co-directed by Jasmine Luoma, in the hopes of capturing another pitch competition win. […]
The Documentary Film Program and RiverRun International Film Festival present a free screening of THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. at WFU-Broyhill Auditorium, Farrel Hall. From Kartemquin Films — makers of the acclaimed documentaries HOOP DREAMS and THE INTERRUPTERS […]
The DFP is delighted to announce third-year student Annie Danzi has landed a position at Frostburg State University in Maryland as an Assistant Professor of Mass Communication. She will be teaching courses in video production, TV studio production, and electronic media, and will work within […]
What a great week for our DFP students! We started off with the news that Sana Haq’s film The Other Army is a Student Emmy finalist. This marks the third year in a row that a DFP film has been nominated for a Student Emmy. The […]
MFA candidate Jon Bougher recently finished teaching Nicaraguan children the fundamentals of documentary film as part of his outreach efforts in the country. Utilizing Flip video cameras, Bougher conducted a 10-day workshop for six teenagers of La Chureca, a community formed near the Managua City […]
The DFP is thrilled to congratulate Sana Attiq Haq (MFA ’13) on her Student Emmy nomination. Haq’s film The Other Army has been selected for recognition in the documentary category by the Television Academy Foundation College Television Awards, also known as the “Student Emmy.” Haq […]
Make plans to attend the screening of Jacob Carah’s thesis film The Daily. The film explores how changes in the journalism industry are impacting the staff of the Winston-Salem Journal. While the film deals with the hard truths facing those in the industry, it is […]
Best wishes to Peter Carolla (MFA ’13) as he starts his new position as Media Production Specialist at Davidson College. Peter will be assisting Davidson students and faculty with their visual storytelling needs in and out of the classroom. He will also collaborate with faculty […]
Please join us for a screening of Artists of the Holocaust: A Collection of Short Films on February 12 at 4:00 pm at MainStage Theatre in the Scales Fine Arts Center. In collaboration with Yad Vashem Museum in Israel, DFP students and Wake Forest undergraduates […]
Check out this Q & A with Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert about the impact of Hoop Dreams and the art of visual storytelling.