Duke Visiting Filmmaker Laura Poitras: “The Oath” Screens October 22, Talk on October 24
Oscar– and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras—recently named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow—will visit Duke as part of the university’s Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series and the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts Visiting Artist program. Screenings of three of her films will be followed later in the month by a conversation between Poitras and Dr. Diamonstein-Spielvogel at the Nasher [...]
A Conversation with Filmmaker James Longley
Documentary filmmaker James Longley, known for his intimate portraits of people living in the volatile Middle East, will inaugurate the Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series on October 29, 2010 with a talk in the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Longley will discuss his award-winning films, current projects, and recent MacArthur Grant. Friday, October [...]
Jason Moran Wins MacArthur Fellowship
Longtime Jazz Loft Project collaborator and friend Jason Moran has won a MacArthur Fellowship, an award given to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. “Jason Moran is a pianist, composer, and bandleader who mines a variety of musical styles to create adventurous, [...]
