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 […]
We are thrilled to share that Will LaCalle’s (MFA ’21) film festival debut led to his first Best Documentary Shorts win at the Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival! LaCalle’s MFA thesis film, Andrew After Angola, was praised by the judges as a “powerful presentation of […]
Congratulations to Will LaCalle (MFA ’21) on the festival launch of his thesis film, Andrew After Angola! The film premieres this week at Cinema on The Bayou Film Festival in Lafayette, Louisiana. Next stop is the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in February. Big Sky […]
The Documentary Film Program is proud to be part of the recent launch of ArtCities, a collaboration between Wake the Arts and Guilty by Association (GBA), an organization dedicated to raising visibility for underrepresented artists nationwide. GBA’s ArtCities showcases work by five Triad artists: Krystal Hart, Ashley Johnson, […]
Congratulations to Wake Forest Documentary Film Program alum John Gallen (MFA ’17) on the New York City premiere of his short film, Iron Sharpens Iron, at DOC NYC! America’s largest, and one of its most influential documentary film festivals, DOC NYC is an Academy-qualifying festival […]
Congratulations to 2nd year MFA students Elizabeth Miller-Derstine and Allison Rieff on landing a Filmed in NC grant! Miller-Derstine and Rieff’s film, Bloom, is one of 13 films selected to receive financial support from the Filmed in NC Fund . Bloom follows four doulas and the mothers they […]
Congratulations to DFP 2nd year student Mier Tai for capturing top honors with her pitch of Becoming the Lion in the 11th Annual RiverRun PitchFest competition! Against the backdrop of a competitive sport that combines strength and grace with honor and tradition, Becoming the Lion […]
We are excited to announce that Professor Chris Zaluski’s film, Theirs is the Kingdom, will makes its broadcast premiere on PBS stations around the country. Screenings will begin on select stations in late March, leading to a national World Channel broadcast on Easter Sunday (April […]
Proper Pronouns is halfway through its southern tour! The film, by Meg Daniels and Manie Robinson (MFA ’19), is one of 10 films selected for the 2021-2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. This long-running South Arts program connects US-based documentary filmmakers with communities throughout […]
Film festival programmer Andrea Passafiume recently shared her festival expertise with DFP students. Passfiume walked students through the film festival selection process, provided tips on how to build a film festival strategy, and offered insights into how to maximize the film festival experience once a film […]