Documentary Film

Why do documentary films get made? What do their makers hope these films will do in the world? Does the film released in a multiplex do something categorically different in the world from the one released online? How do stories get told across what might otherwise just be a series of talking heads? How can editing be used in didactic, conversational, or narrative ways?

Documentary Film | Syllabus

A class is a process, an independent organism with its own goals and dynamics. It is always something more than even the most imaginative lesson plan can predict. ~ Thomas P. Kasulis

Documentary Film | Schedule (Summer 2021)

Here’s what we’ll spend our time doing this term (and space for us to fill together). This schedule will evolve as we proceed.