It’s been a great couple of months for Proper Pronouns. The film, co-directed by Meg Daniels (MFA ’19) and Manie Robinson (MFA ’19), is an official selection of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the New Orleans International Film Festival, and the Cucalorus Film […]
It was a privilege and a pleasure for DFP students and faculty to spend an evening with two-time Academy-Award winner Barbara Kopple, founder of Cabin Creek Films, and our former student David Cassidy, producer, Cabin Creek Films. Kopple and Cassidy spoke to students about the story […]
A big congratulations to DFP Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert, alum Hillary Pierce (MFA ’13), and alum John Aldrich (UF ’00) on their 2020 Emmy nominations from the Emmys / Television Academy! 🌟 Peter is Executive Director of Charm City, nominated in the Outstanding […]
Congratulations to Sana Attiq Haq (MFA ’13) on her new position as an Assistant Professor of Cinematic Arts at the University of Miami! Haq previously served as Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Elon University where she taught courses in multimedia content and production and global communication. […]
The Museum of the African Diaspora is launching a new monthly series, The African Diaspora Film Club, with a screening and discussion of Negroes with Gun on Sunday, June 14. The film, which aired on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2005, was co-directed by DFP Professor Sandy […]
Congratulations to Yuqi Lu (MFA’20) for delivering the winning pitch in the RiverRun Pitch Fest competition! Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this year’s event was moved to an online format with each participant submitting recorded video pitches to the judges. Lu pitched her thesis film, […]
There has never been a more urgent need for a free and active press, and there has never been a more challenging time to be leading a newsroom. From accusations of “fake news” to the disruptions brought about by the changing business models, thoughtful, conscious, consistent […]
An invited screening of Five Minutes, an animated short film produced by DFP faculty about regenerative medicine and war, was hosted by The Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, The Documentary Film Program and the […]
Scenes from Assistant Teaching Professor Chris Zaluski’s current documentary project, Holy Chaos, will screen at the North Carolina Museum of Art from March through July as part of the museum’s exhibit Contemporary Frescoes/Faith and Community. In addition, the videos will be included on the NCMALearn website, an educational resource […]
Cheers to Meg Daniels (MFA ‘19) and Manie Robinson (MFA ’19) on the acceptance of their thesis film, Proper Pronouns, into the Indie Grits Film Festival! Proper Pronouns explores the personal and professional challenges faced by four transgender ministers in […]