Brigid Maher screened Experimental Curator: The Sally Dixon Story to the Colorado College community (Colorado Springs) last week. Additionally, she guest lectured and worked with Colorado College students on best approaches to making research-based documentaries.
Patricia Aufderheide participated in a three-day, three-panel mini-conference at Visible Evidence, in Udine, Italy, Sep. 6-8. Visible Evidence is a global biannual conference of documentary film scholars. the largest and oldest of documentary studies conferences worldwide. The mini-conference concerns the ethics of documentary filmmaking; Aufderheide presented a paper on the evolution of new norms in the U.S. around non-extractive relationships between filmmakers and their participants.
Last week, Filippo Trevisan participated in the American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference in Los Angeles, CA in various roles. Filippo presented a paper titled Autonomous Technology, Datafied Storytelling and the Future of Political Campaigns (with co-authors Ariadne Vromen and Michael Vaughan). In addition, he also chaired a panel and was the discussant for a poster session, and presided over the Information Technology & Politics Section’s Business Meeting and Award Ceremony as the outgoing section’s chair.
Produced by SOC's Video Production Coordinator, Grace Ibrahim, this video showcases The CAGE demonstrations over the 2022-2023 school year! The CAGE is SOC's one-stop-shop to video and audio equipment, editing suites, studios and so much more! Our students learn how to use lighting equipment, sliders, dollies, cameras, microphones and learn the general safety procedures of the studio and its resources. Check out the newly completed video on our SOC YouTube channel below:
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Aram Sinnreich gave a talk about his new book A Second Chance for Yesterday at the Mary Graydon Center, along with his coauthor Rachel Hope Cleves. AU Literature Professor David Keplinger led the Q&A portion of the event.
In line with Aram’s book talk event, he and Rachel Hope Cleves appeared on the new season of the SOC Media in the Mix podcast to talk about their new fiction novel for the first time. "A Second Chance for Yesterday" happened when a historian and a futurist collaborated on a time-travel narrative rooted in family dynamics. Surprise twist: Rachel and Aram are a sibling duo! Join us as we discuss their writing process, their own inspirations and what's next for them both! Follow the links below: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE WATCH THE EPISODE HERE
Claudia Myers and Laura Waters Hinson's new documentary short, The Test, has been invited by the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) to have its West Coast premiere October 19-29. Now in its 26th year, the festival's theme, SOLUTIONS, continues the event's "devotion to human rights with an emphasis on strategies and approaches that offer solutions to our burning problems." The festival will take place at venues across Stanford University, San Francisco and Palo Alto. The Test tells the story of a Ghanaian maintenance technician at a Virginia retirement community who dreams of becoming an American citizen to provide a better life for his family. With their future at stake, he enlists the help of two elderly residents to prepare for the biggest test of his life: the US Citizenship exam.
Laura Waters Hinson's feature documentary, Project Home, will be widely released on digital platforms September 26th by 1091 Pictures, a major independent film distributor that represents award-winning docs such as Cartel Land and Life, Animated. Last week, the film's trailer premiered on Screen Rant alongside an article by Owen Danoff titled, "Project Home Trailer Shows How 3D Printing Can Fix the Housing Crisis."
Khadine Thomas and Liz Kan staffed SOC's Office of Student and Academic Affairs reception during Welcome Week and the first week of classes in support of their colleagues, who were short-staffed. Thank you for contributing to a positive culture in SOC!
Liz Kan took the initiative and reorganized the faculty and staff mailboxes. Your service to the SOC community is appreciated!
Now at AU featured the SOC Communication & Outreach Team's story and video presenting Leena Jayaswal as Interim Dean. The Comm & Outreach team is excited to roll out this news with the rest of the community and looks forward to creating more content with Interim Dean Jayaswal. Stay connected to keep up with the latest stories. Special thanks to Tia Milledge, Grace Ibrahim and Veronica Castro.
