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Behind the Scenes at Full Frame With Its Festival Director
Read moreAs part of our Fellowship Program, selected Fellows attend the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. 2018 Fellow Khiné Bonner was so inspired by the experience that he did a follow up interview with the festival's director, Deirdre Haj.
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Keeping the Creative Juices Juicy: A Fellow's Perspective
Tien Pasco is one of ten 2018 Docs In Progress Fellows. Like many folks trying to balance independent documentary work with client work, she knows how challenging it can be to find time to focus on being creative. She has found a way which works for her and may for you.
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Fatigued at Full Frame? A Fellow's Perspective
Ray Whitehouse was one of ten 2018 Docs In Progress Fellows to attend the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. He arrived early on Thursday morning and left late on Sunday night. He reflects on all the time he spent in the middle.
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Meet the 2017 Docs In Progress Fellows
Docs In Progress is pleased to announce the selections for the 2017 Docs In Progress Fellowship.
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Pushing Through Internal Conflict as a First-Time Filmmaker
Alyscia Cunningham (2016 Fellow) began filming subjects while working on her second book, I Am More Than My Hair: Bald and Beautiful Me, a social-change photography project paying tribute to girls and women who have lost their hair involuntarily. Along the way this became a new journey of discovery.
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10,000 Miles, 3 Cameras, 2 Drones, 1 Dog
Koorosh Farchadi (2016 Fellow) went on a whirlwind journey to get behind the science and politics of climate change to hear from everyday farmers who are facing the impact of climate change with resilience.
He recounts the story of a 40-day cross-country production trip while filming his documentary HARVESTS OF HOPE.
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A Recovering MPA Takes Up Documentary Filmmaking
Like many millennials, 2016 Fellow Yisrael Welcher moved from New York to Washington DC to make change in the world. He planned to pursue a Masters in Public Administration MPA which would lead to a career path in International Development. Somewhere along the way, he reassessed how he wanted to make an impact, and decided to make a living as a bartender, and a life as a documentary filmmaker.
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Some Tools for Long-Distance Post-Production Workflow
Read moreKelley Slagle (2016 Fellow) is co-producing and editing Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons -- a look at the artists behind one of the world's most renowned role-playing games. As an an experienced editor, she offers a perspective on some online tools she has found helpful when collaborating with a co-producer who is based in another city but still wants to be able to access the full NLE project.
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The Difference Between Moving and Doing
Saaret Yoseph (2015 Fellow), is our guest blogger this month. She has been at work on iEthopia: the Round Trip, which explores the complexity of Ethiopian-American identity. As she is about to transition from Fellow to "Filmmaker-at-Large," she reflects honestly about the fears of transitioning from a structured support system.
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Is this Idea Too Nutty?
"I realized that the good-natured drama of me negotiating with my daughters was more engaging than any script I could concoct."
Bonnie Rich (2015 Fellow) is our guest blogger this month. She has turned the camera on herself and her family for a humorous exploration of culture, faith, and identity in SEARCHING FOR MY JEWISH SOUL.
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