May 29, 2020 Cognitive Overload: Teaching Online During the Pandemic The current pandemic has accelerated educators into the virtual world. For better or worse, a good number of us have turned to technology to solve Read more
August 22, 2019 Ryerson University: Canada's Only MFA Program Dedicated to Documentary Media Documentary recently spoke with Dr. Bruno Lessard, director of the Graduate Program in Documentary Media in Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts Read more
July 24, 2019 England's Dreaming: The UK's National Film and Television School Described by The Guardian as “the world’s best film school,” the UK’s National Film and Television School runs more than 30 MA, Diploma and Read more
January 24, 2019 A Tale of Two Masters: Wake Forest's Documentary Film Program Nestled at the foot of the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, Winston-Salem is home to Wake Forest University. The school’ Read more
October 4, 2018 At Montana State, You Come for the Scenery and Stay for the Film School Documentary recently spoke with Professor Dennis Aig, Ph.D., the Program Head of the MFA Program in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana Read more
June 21, 2018 The Feedback: Juliane Dressner and Edwin Martinez' 'Personal Statement' Since IDA's DocuClub was relaunched in 2016 as a forum for sharing and soliciting feedback about works-in-progress, many DocuClub alums have since Read more
June 6, 2018 In the Neighborhood: The World of Mister Rogers "For somebody who went on television 50 years ago, and who's been dead for 15 years, I feel like it's the most contemporary subject I've ever worked Read more
May 3, 2018 Teaching Contemporary Documentary in the Context of Democracy When I was a sophomore in college, I saw Roger & Me , Michael Moore's moving and often darkly comedic romp through General Motors' exodus from Read more
April 20, 2018 Center for Media at Risk Launches as Bulwark for Journalism against Global Political Intimidation The Center for Media at Risk is the brainchild of Barbie Zelizer, Ph.D, professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at Read more
April 18, 2018 The MFA Considered: A Sampling of Programs that Tackle the Current Marketplace Can documentary filmmaking be taught? Like most art forms, it requires more than just technical skill. The curiosity—and in many cases, obsession— Read more