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, [...]
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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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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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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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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 [...]
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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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RTF MFA Student Marianela Vega Oroza, a 2007-2008 Jesse Jones Fellow in the UT Austin College of Communication, has been selected by the Cultural Center of Barcelona, Spain, for their program called “El Artista del mes” (“The artist of the month”). A selection of her documentary work will be shown at their gallery throughout the [...]
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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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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 [...]
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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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