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Archive for category: Documentary
May 2016 eBulletin—your latest media arts + culture news
Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
An Open Letter to New Zealand Immigration Minister Hon Michael Woodhouse
By Simon Kilmurry
On behalf of the International Documentary Association, I am writing to express our deep alarm and concern at the recent rejection of a visa application for documentary filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami by Immigration New Zealand.
An Incredible Documentary TV Series You May Never Have Watched… If You Live in the DC Area
By Erica Ginsberg
What if I told you there was a documentary strand which has shown nearly 100 amazing social issue documentaries about the forgotten stories of contemporary American society followed by provocative conversations on the issues spotlighted?
Cooking Up Climate Action: A Secret Recipe
By Mary T. An
What happens when you put a climate scientist, a filmmaker, and an environmental activist together in a room for a day and ask them to create something?
April 2016 eBulletin—your latest media arts + culture news
Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
March 2016 eBulletin—your latest media arts + culture news
Facilitating collaboration, strategic growth, innovation, and cultural impact for the media arts field
What Authentic Storytelling Means for Us
By Brandon and Lance Kramer
Since we started Meridian Hill Pictures in 2010, we have been privileged to participate as relative newcomers in the long tradition of documentary storytellers who have used the medium of film to share underrepresented perspectives, build empathy for people different from ourselves, and facilitate constructive dialogue about the complexities of the human experience.
The Power of Cultivating a Hospitable Media Landscape
By Abigail Disney
We Americans live in a culture that is stuffed past capacity with media. Barely a second goes by that some ad, some tweet, some gif, or some viral video is not trying to elbow everything else out for our notice.
Why We Need the Academy Awards
By Peter Nicks
In 1988, Eddie Murphy stood on the stage at the Academy Awards to present the award for best picture. He began his introduction as one would expect—cracking a couple of jokes—but quickly changed course to scold Hollywood for its historical snubbing of African American actors.