Posted on November 30, 2007 by utdoccenter
Cara Finnegan, associate professor of speech communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present “The Mumler Spirit Photographs Trial: Visual Culture, Rhetorical Response, and the Sanctioning of Imagination.”
Her presentation will discuss “Spirit Photography,” which was started by William Mumler, the nineteenth century photographer who captured the images of departed spirits as faint, ghostly [...]
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Posted on November 21, 2007 by utdoccenter
A reminder from the True/False Film Fest: The late deadline is Dec. 1st! If you have a documentary to submit, now is the time to send it in. (Extended withoutabox.com deadline is Dec. 22, but the entry fee is much higher.)
The True/False Film Fest is open to all documentary films, and encourages submissions that [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2007 by utdoccenter
The Iowa City International Documentary Festival is now accepting submissions for their 2008 Festival, to be held April 3-5.
They seek a diverse program that covers a broad range of forms, modes and styles, from conventional documentary to experimental non-fiction. More information: UT Doc Center Calls and ICDOCS site.
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by utdoccenter
Screening Friday, Nov. 16, 4pm
Room 3.109 in Sid Richardson Hall
LBJ School of UT Austin
Near the corner of Red River and Dean Keaton
The filmmaker and other special guest speakers will be present to discuss the documentary film and issues of immigrant detention.
For more information, click on poster:
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Posted on November 8, 2007 by utdoccenter
Download newsletter (Word document).
Items covered in newsletter:
UT Documentary Center 2007 Scholarship Recipients
Mike Andrick presentation of photos from West Virginia
John Fiege’s film Mississippi Chicken
Marianela Vega Oroza as “Artist of the month” in Barcelona
Updates on the Documentary Channel and the Documentary Center
Ellen Spiro and Body of War
Anne Lewis and Morristown
Nancy Schiesari and Weaving Worlds
Nancy Schiesari, Fort Hood [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2007 by utdoccenter
The UT Documentary Center, in coordination with the Department of Journalism, invites you to attend a presentation by Mike Andrick, one of the UT Documentary Center 2007 scholarship recipients, who will discuss his work documenting life in southern McDowell County, West Virginia. Mike is currently a student in the Professional Master’s Program in Journalism at [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2007 by utdoccenter
On November 3rd, the Texas Book Festival will feature the short film “Remembering Molly Ivins” at the beginning of a tribute to her life and work. The film by Paul Stekler features never-before-seen footage that he and his production team shot of Molly over the last few years of her life. “Remembering Molly Ivins” was [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2007 by utdoccenter
James Dean, photo by Dennis Stock
Evoking the spirit of America through his memorable and iconic portraits of Hollywood stars, Dennis Stock is also known for his famous portraits of jazz musicians and California in the 1960s. Stock has generated a book or an exhibition almost every year since the 1950s, and has taught numerous workshops [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2007 by utdoccenter
Mississippi Chicken, a film by RTF alumnus John Fiege, plays at the Gotham Awards:
Sat. November 17, 2:00pm at Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Sun. November 18, 5:45pm at Museum of Modern Art, NYC
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