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RESOURCES
FOR ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Filmmakers Speak
Social documentary filmmakers explain to Center director
Pat Aufderheide and other CSM interviewers how and why they do their
work, and how they use it to make a difference.
Kim Longinotto’s
Master Class
One of the highlights of IDFA
was a master class by veteran social documentarian Kim Longinotto.
The British filmmaker has long won awards and audiences for her
films exploring the worlds of women across cultural boundaries.
Her film Sisters in Law, delving into the world of two
sisters who serve as family court judges in Cameroon, opened the
festival. The sisters fiercely defend the rights of women in a society
where child abuse and spousal abuse are often sanctioned.
Katy Chevigny
and Kirsten Johnson and "Deadline: Outreach as a Central
Element in Documentary Production"
Co-directors Chevigny and Johnson discuss the integration of outreach
plans in the production of their film Deadline, which aired
on NBC's Dateline in July, 2004.
October, 2004
"Fahrenheit,
Fries, Fox, & Fairness: The New Political Documentary"
Panel Discussion moderated by Center director Pat Aufderheide with
Outfoxed director Robert Greenwald, Super Size Me
director Morgan Spurlock, Control Room editor Julia Bacha
and Fahrenheit 9/11 producer Jeff Gibbs at the 2004 Aspen
Film Festival.
October, 2004
Anand
Patwardhan and "The Messengers of Bad News"
Leading social action filmmaker Patwardhan gave this keynote address
to the audience of the International Documentary Conference in Silver
Spring, MD as part of the Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival.
June, 2004
Anne Lewis and
"Creative Vision"
As a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, Lewis, veteran
social action filmmaker, was asked to describe her creative vision.
June, 2004
Gordon Quinn
and "The New Americans"
Veteran cinema verite filmmaker Quinn explores the question: “What
is story?” on the eve of broadcast of his The New Americans,
a seven-hour epic series on immigration. November, 2003
The Future
of Hollywood: Creators, Conglomerates and Culture
Frank Pierson, Janet Graham-Borba and Jonathan Rintels discuss the
effects of corporate economics on creativity and filmmaking during
a panel discussion at the Virginia Film Festival.
October, 2003
Judith Helfand and "Making
Change, Making Movies"
The maker of A Healthy Baby Girl and co-director of Blue
Vinyl and The Uprising of ’34 shares strategies
and secrets for fundraising, interviewing, crafting and distributing
films that make a difference. March, 2003
Melissa Young and
"Not For Sale"
A lifelong social and environmental activist and filmmaker talks
about struggling to make films that make broadcasters nervous. March,
2003
John de Graaf
and "Affluenza"
An activist filmmaker talks about the importance of humor in attracting
audiences to an anti-consumerist film. March, 2003
Kirsten Johnson and
"Innocent Until Proven Guilty"
A pioneer of Mediarights.org tackles race and racism in the criminal
justice system with lessons won in earlier work on female genital
mutilation. January, 2003
Patricio Guzmán and "El
Caso Pinochet"
The great Chilean documentarian talks about how to address the heartbreaking
issues of disappearance, loss and exile, and how to make the criminal
responsible for it all into the protagonist of a film. October,
2002
Kristi Jacobson and "American
Standoff"
How do you tell a gripping story about a strike that sours, about
the Teamsters, about labor issues? Jacobson figured it out. August,
2002
Debra Zimmerman and Women Make Movies
The executive director of feminist distributor Women Make Movies
reflects on two decades of creative work showcasing the most creative
work by women about women’s issues. August, 2002
Michael Dominic and "Sunshine Hotel"
The inner life of a bowery flophouse. October, 2001
Sharon Greytak and "Losing It"
A disabled filmmaker describes the challenges of making a documentary
about her own life. April, 2001
Tod Lending and "Legacy"
Filmmaker Lending took a journey from despair to success with an
African-American family in Chicago's projects. April, 2001
Katherine Dieckmann
and "A Good Baby"
The filmmaker and critic talks about storytelling without stereotyping
in Appalachia. November, 2000
Vincent and Shelley
Dunn Fremont and "Pie in the Sky"
A husband-and-wife filmmaking team take on the story of one Warhol-era
celebrity, an icon of an era in popular culture. November, 2000
Maria Finitzo and "Five Girls"
Filmmaker (and mother) Finitzo explores the secret success stories
of girls in a program shown on public TV and in girls’ clubs
everywhere. June, 2000
Jeremy Spear and "Fastpitch"
Spear shows how a sports story can become a story about culture,
class and globalization. April, 2000
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