We are excited to share the news that Monica Berra (MFA ’16) has been selected as one of eight filmmakers to receive a 2023-2024 Impact Partners Documentary Producers Fellowship. Berra is a documentary film and television producer who specializes in archival-based storytelling. Most recently, she produced the […]
Congratulations to David Lee (MA ’22) on his new position as a Producer with Baylor+ at Sport & Story. Sport & Story is a leading provider of content platforms and content production services, producing award-winning storytelling content that offers unparalleled access to teams, both on and off […]
DFP Professor of Practice of Chris Sheridan has joined the Poynter Institute for Media Studies efforts to improve how local media cover crime. The six month project Transforming Crime Reporting into Public Safety Journalism is focused on helping outlets develop new, more thoughtful and meaningful ways […]
Congratulations to DFP 2nd year student Taylor Rogers for capturing top honors with her pitch of Types in the 12th Annual RiverRun PitchFest competition! Through the personal journey of the filmmaker and by observing the daily challenges others face in their battles with diabetes, Types, takes on the […]
The Documentary Film Program is proud to be part of the RiverRun International Film Festival (April 13-22) as it marks its 25th anniversary! We are particularly looking forward to the panel discussion Documentary Ethics: What Happens to Subjects when the Cameras Stop Rolling? featuring DFP professor Peter […]
Come out and support 2nd year MFA student Taylor Rogers as she pitches her thesis film, Types, in the RiverRun International Film Festival’s PitchFest competition. PitchFest gives student documentary filmmakers the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of jurors, who provide feedback and award […]
We are thrilled that the RiverRun International Film Festival will feature Brandon Gaesser’s (MFA ’21) thesis film, Chicken Soup for the Soil. The film follows the journey of the soil beneath our feet and the efforts of North Carolina farmers Suzanne Nelson and Rachel Herrick to […]
We are very excited to welcome back Safyah Usmani (MFA ’15) as an artist-in-residence from March 20-24. Usmani is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose documentaries and multimedia work foster discourse on the rights of marginalized individuals. She also explores the concept of identity – how it […]
Join us Tuesday in the ZSR Auditorium (Floor 4) to watch Associate Professor Christopher Zaluski’s most recent film, Theirs Is The Kingdom. The film follows the rare creation of the Haywood Street Fresco, a contemporary fresco mural inside the sanctuary of a small […]
We are excited to announce that Chicken Soup for the Soil, a Documentary Film Program thesis film directed by Brandon Gaesser (MFA ’21), will make its national premiere on the Pattrn streaming platform on February 24, at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET! Chicken Soup […]