Storytelling Matters
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My Notes on Networking: the Myth of the Perfect Professional
by Saki Bowman The first time I walked into a film industry mixer, I felt like I was wearing someone else’s clothes. You know that feeling? When your shoulders are too tight and you’re hyper-aware of where your hands should be? I had rehearsed my elevator pitch so many times that the words had lost…
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Weaving Our Digital Tapestry: Ethical Approaches to Documentation and Archiving
By Saki Bowman I really love listening to people zoom in on their niche. Watching their eyes fill with light, and their cheeks swell with excitement.
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Early training in Baltimore put this video editor on the path to working with Keke Palmer and BET
Early training in Baltimore put this video editor on the path to working with Keke Palmer and BET Since the age of 10, Ben Loviglio-Wolf knew he wanted to make films. He’s spent the last 15 years persevering to control his own journey. Ben Loviglio-Wolf at work.(Matt Freire/Wide Angle Youth Media) This is an article…
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An Interview with Paco De Onís Executive Director and Executive Producer at SKYLIGHT
This interview explores personal experiences, intentions, and thought processes behind film production at Skylight and the impact of these films on audiences.
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Training A New Generation of Storytellers: Wide Angle Youth Media’s Video Production Process
It’s an October day in Baltimore. We’re in the studio of tattoo artist Gina Takaoka, who perches on a stool in her dimly lit front parlor. Three cameras on tripods ring her, surrounded by the film crew, made up of film production apprentices in their twenties and the group of professionals who mentor them.
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Hip-Hop’s 50th: Activist Martha Diaz’s Journey Through the Artform
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, revered community organizer and educator Martha Diaz details her journey and love for the culture. By Sayou Cooper — Martha Diaz is a very busy hip-hop head. Whether it’s her MacArthur Civic Media Fellowship at the USC Annenberg Lab, her role as Executive Director for the Hip Hop Education Center or…
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The powerful intersection of documentary and journalism at the local level
by Lauren Pabst | reprinted from Media Impact Funders As a photojournalist on staff at the Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell was used to doing “quick turn” stories – snapping photos and short videos that encouraged engagement on the Gannett paper’s website and social media. Photographers are the first on a scene of breaking…
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Documentary for the Future
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Six Actions to Make Belonging Real in Tech
By Emnet Almedom, Nicole Montojo & Eli Moore| originally published by Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkley What would it take to collectively own our data? How could we regulate the environmental impact of resource-intensive technologies? These are just some of the big questions about technology facing us on a global scale. In our…
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Producer Karin Chien Shares Keynote at Sundance Film Festival 2022
Reprinted from IndieWire On Sunday, January 23rd, producers from around the world convened digitally at the Sundance Film Festival to celebrate the 2022 festival producers and their films, as well as highlight the crucial role of the independent producer. This annual event, which is sponsored by Amazon Studios, also included recognition of the 2021-2022 Sundance…