With Producer/Director Steve York in attendance! The Robert S. Strauss Center’s International Security Film Series invites you to the Texas state premiere of the award-winning documentary film Orange Revolution. When: Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:00 pm Where: ACES Avaya Auditorium Orange Revolution depicts the startling events of 2004 in Ukraine, where a stolen election and [...]
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With a portfolio that included the assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (photo below), and a grieving war widow stretched out across the Arlington National Cemetery grave of her lost soldier fiancé, John Moore of Getty Images was picked as NPPA’s 2008 Best of Photojournalism contest’s Photojournalist of the Year (Larger Markets). Moore, [...]
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The Unforeseen, RTF Alum Laura Dunn’s acclaimed documentary, opens March 28th at the Alamo South Lamar Cinema (1120 South Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704)! The film tells the story of an ambitious west Texas farm boy with grandiose plans tires of living at the mercy of nature and sets out to find a life with [...]
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The UT Documentary Center and the Dept. of Journalism invite you to a talk and Q&A with Joseph Rodriguez, an accomplished documentary photographer recognized for his commitment to social justice. Joseph is visiting from March 26th to 28th as a Documentary Center Artist in Residence. On March 27th he will give a public lecture and [...]
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With a desire to help emerging Texas film and video makers to develop their craft, SWAMP has inaugurated the Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship Program. This program will provide funds for worthy projects, and, most importantly, provide mentorship and peer forums in which emerging artists can strengthen their artistic skills and knowledge while fine-tuning their work. SWAMP [...]
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Body of War, the critically acclaimed documentary which focuses on Tomas Young and his story, will be screening during SXSW film festival, 2008. Nathan and Tomas Young photographed by Ellen Spiro When: 4:00 PM, Thursday March 13th Where: Paramount Theater, downtown Austin Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true [...]
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