Certificate in Documentary Studies Project Presentations and Exhibit: “Beyond the Front Porch 2013″
Eight graduating seniors who are completing the Certificate in Documentary Studies at Duke University will present their final projects to the public in an open house celebration at the Center for Documentary Studies: David Chou, Michaela Dwyer, Melanie Houston, Alice Kim, Haley Read, Hannah Scott, Sarah Van Name, and Katie Vo. An exhibit of the students’ work, [...]
“Good Ol’ Freda”: Duke Grad Ryan White’s Feature Doc to Screen at Full Frame on Friday, April 5
Filmmaker Ryan White is on a roll. The 2004 Duke University graduate’s newest documentary, Good Ol’ Freda, just had its world premiere at SXSW, and will screen at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on Friday, April 4. The film (tagline: “Behind a Great Band, There Was a Great Woman”) tells the story of Freda Kelly, [...]
Duke Student and Faculty Work Screening at New York Film Festivals
Work by three students and two instructors in Duke’s MFA in Documentary and Experimental Arts program was selected for the 50th Annual New York Film Festival, and a film by Certificate in Documentary Studies graduate Jean Rheem will be screened at the NYC Independent Film Festival. Films by MFA students Marika Borgeson (Impressions), Erin Espelie (Beyond Expression Bright), and [...]
Filmmaker’s Pick: Sit Back, Relax, and Prepare to be Spellbound by “Samsara”
On occasion, documentary filmmaker Rebekah Fergusson will be sharing film picks as well as notes from the field on CDS Porch. First up, her thoughts on Samsara, groundbreaking Bay Area–based filmmaker Ron Fricke’s newest work. Rebekah is a 2007 graduate of Duke and the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), where she received both a Certificate in [...]
Book Signing Event for “Finding the Game,” Doc Studies Grad Gwendolyn Oxenham’s New Book, August 23 at CDS
Five years ago Gwendolyn Oxenham, a Certificate in Documentary Studies grad and former Duke soccer star, boyfriend Luke Boughen, and Certificate in Doc Studies grads Rebekah Fergusson and Ryan White began their global travels to chase the soul of soccer by playing in pickup games wherever they could find them. The four filmmakers’ resulting documentary was [...]
“Beyond the Front Porch 2012″ Opens at CDS Monday, May 7
Nineteen graduating seniors who have completed the Certificate in Documentary Studies at Duke University will showcase their final projects in Beyond the Front Porch 2012, an exhibit opening at the Center for Documentary Studies on May 7. At an open house celebration at CDS on April 29, the students presented their projects and received their certificates. [...]
Spring 2012 Undergraduate Courses Announced
The undergraduate program in Documentary Studies allows undergraduate students to connect their educational experiences to broader community life through documentary fieldwork projects. Program courses challenge students to combine intellectual ideas with grassroots engagement as they use tools of documentary inquiry to learn and render in various mediums. Documentary Studies students combine their coursework with a [...]
Fall 2011 Undergraduate Courses Announced
The undergraduate program in Documentary Studies allows undergraduate students to connect their educational experiences to broader community life through documentary fieldwork projects. Program courses challenge students to combine intellectual ideas with grassroots engagement as they use tools of documentary inquiry to learn and render in various mediums. Documentary Studies students combine their coursework with a [...]
2011 CDS Certificate in Documentary Studies Undergraduate Presentations and Exhibition
Graduating seniors who are completing the Certificate in Documentary Studies at Duke University will present their final projects to the public in an open house celebration at the Center for Documentary Studies on May 1, 4–7 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 4–7 p.m. Center for Documentary Studies, Durham, NC Beyond the Front Porch Featuring the work [...]
New Documentary Studies Course Offered in the Spring: Video for Social Change
A new Documentary Studies course for both Duke and UNC undergraduates will be offered for the Spring 2011 semester. Documentary Studies: Video for Social Change Taught by Bruce Orenstein, founder of the Chicago Video Project and award-winning producer of three PBS documentaries and numerous campaign videos for social change organizations This course taught at Duke [...]
Spring 2011 Undergraduate Courses Announced
The undergraduate program in Documentary Studies allows undergraduate students to connect their educational experiences to broader community life through documentary fieldwork projects. Program courses challenge students to combine intellectual ideas with grassroots engagement as they use tools of documentary inquiry to learn and render in various mediums. Documentary Studies students combine their coursework with a [...]
Undergraduate Certificate in Documentary Studies Graduation Ceremony Spring 2010
Undergraduate Certificate in Documentary Studies Graduation May 15, 2010 The Certificate in Documentary Studies at Duke University is a program of study involving undergraduate students in community-based research using photography, filmmaking, oral history, and other documentary fieldwork methods. To receive the certificate, students must complete a minimum of six courses and a documentary project that [...]
Packaged
Packaged Photographs by Jessica Silver On view through mid-December 2009 Reception: Thursday, October 29, 5-6 p.m. Allen Gallery, 2nd floor, Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University Hosted by Provost Peter Lange Seeking out places in Durham where people shop on a daily basis, Jessica Silver takes her camera into spaces we know but seldom look [...]
Final Projects by 2013 Certificate in Documentary Studies Graduates
Under the guidance of Alex Harris and teaching assistant Amanda Berg, Certificate in Documentary Studies at Duke University graduates completed their projects in the spring 2013 Capstone Seminar as the culmination of their documentary studies classes and certificate requirements. The works ”span the range of documentary possibilities from printed still black-and-white-photographs to audio, video, and multimedia,” says Harris. “Their [...]
