A panel on the history and potential for documentarians to co-create with citizens, social scientists, technologists and performing artists, with the aim to both create artful meaning and foster concrete political action.
Video, podcast, and summary: “Documentaries, Journalism, and the Future of Reality-Based Storytelling”
Raney Aronson, Katerina Cizek, Jason Spingarn-Koff, and Francesca Panetta on what new forms of documentary can contribute back to journalism.
Documentaries, Journalism, and the Future of Reality-Based Storytelling
Raney Aronson of FRONTLINE, documentary director Katerina Cizek, Jason Spingarn-Koff of the New York Times’ Op-Docs, and the Guardian’s multimedia editor Francesca Panetta.
To Create Live Treatments of Actuality: An Investigation of the Emerging Field of Live Documentary Practice
There is less attention to new opportunities and new theoretical challenges for live practices within the documentary sphere. This thesis argues for a fuller conceptualization of Live Documentary practice.
Podcast: Philip Jones, “Gaming in Color”
A discussion of Gaming in Color, a full-length documentary of the story of the queer gaming community, gaymer culture and events, and the rise of LGBTQ themes in video games.
Philip Jones: “Gaming in Color”
Gaming in Color is a full length documentary of the story of the queer gaming community, gaymer culture and events, and the rise of LGBTQ themes in video games.
Screening of “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” with director Brian Knappenberger
The new documentary “The Internet’s Own Boy” follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz.