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Mdocs Poster- 2017-12-06, Wspn An Alternative History, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster- 2017-12-06, Wspn An Alternative History, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
No abstract provided.
Mdocs Poster-2017-11-12, Pass The Mic, Op Excellence: Stories In Color, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-11-12, Pass The Mic, Op Excellence: Stories In Color, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Join Pass the Mic as we dedicate a night to celebrate the excellence and talent of documentary storytellers who are also shining members of the Opportunity Program community. In honor of their powerful work as filmmakers and photographers, there will be a screening of their pieces and a discussion afterwards, led by our very own co-hosts, Cristal and Bri. We hope to see you there!
Featured works of the night:
A Black Womyns’ self-esteem is terrorized before she is even made aware that she has one. "The Miseducation of the Black Womyn", directed by Maryam Dewitt '18, is a three-part …
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-24, Hi-Phi Nation With Barry Lam, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-24, Hi-Phi Nation With Barry Lam, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Philosophy through Sound and Story: Hi-Phi Nation with Barry Lam
Tue, October 24 @ 7pm, Davis Aud
Hi-Phi Nation is the first sound and story-driven show about philosophy, weaving philosophy with narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and sound design. The first season was produced out of Duke University on the Humanities Writ-Large Fellowship by Barry Lam, associate professor of Philosophy at Vassar College. Now in its second season, Every Hi-Phi Nation episode begins with a story from everyday life, current events, the law, history, science, or the arts, and pulls the big ideas of philosophy out of the story.
Barry Lam …
Mdocs Publication-2017-10-13, Documentary On Human Trafficking Screened At Bow Tie Cinema, Wendy Liberatore
Mdocs Publication-2017-10-13, Documentary On Human Trafficking Screened At Bow Tie Cinema, Wendy Liberatore
MDOCS Publications
"Documentary on human trafficking to be screened at Bow Tie Criterion"
The Times Union
October 23, 2017
Author: Wendy Liberatore
Mdocs Publication-2017-10-22, Saratoga Springs Conference, Staff Report
Mdocs Publication-2017-10-22, Saratoga Springs Conference, Staff Report
MDOCS Publications
"Saratoga Springs conference, film screening to target sex trafficking"
The Saratogian
October 22, 2017
Author: Staff Report
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-19, The Video Interview Workshop, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-19, The Video Interview Workshop, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Master Class: The Video Interview
Thu, October 19, 4-6pm, Lib 113
Learn how to set up a video interview. Work with MDOCS instructor Ron Taylor from Skidmore Media Services to learn everything from a three-point lighting set-up to the basics of running a DSLR camera.
This is a hands-on workshop open to anyone in the Skidmore community.
This hands-on training session is a must-have knowledge base for all students planning on creating media work now and in the future Hosted by Media & Film Studies and MDOCS.
Mdocs Postcard-2017-10-18, Networking Night, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Postcard-2017-10-18, Networking Night, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
No abstract provided.
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-13, Poster Design 101 Workshop, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-13, Poster Design 101 Workshop, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Poster Design 101
Li 113
Friday, October 13, 2017
2:00pm-3:00pm
An intro to Adobe InDesign- Learn how to catch more eyes in Case Walkway!
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-10, Untouchable, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-10, Untouchable, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
"Untouchable" Film Screening with Meerkat Media
Tue, October 10 @ 6:30pm, Emerson Aud
Followed by a panel discussion led by Meerkat Media
ABOUT THE FILM:
When the most powerful lobbyist in Florida discovers that the nanny has sexually abused his daughter, he harnesses his extraordinary political power to pass the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. UNTOUCHABLE chronicles his crusade, and its impact on the lives of several of the 800,000 people forced to live under the kinds of laws he has championed.
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-05, States Of Incarceration Poetry Lab, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Poster-2017-10-05, States Of Incarceration Poetry Lab, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
POETRY LAB with Cara Benson, Sean Dalpiaz, and Johnny Perez Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., Atrium
Join Cara Benson, a Skidmore graduate who offered poetry classes at Mount McGregor for eight years, for an evening of poetry-making and sharing. Former students Sean Dalpiaz and Johnny Perez join her.
Benson earned an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and teaches creative writing in the graduate program at Prescott College and is program manager for the Millay Colony for the Arts. She has been a visiting writer for the New York State Writers Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Evergreen College, …
Mdocs Poster-Fall 2017, Course List, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-Fall 2017, Course List, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
MDOCS Fall 2017 Courses:
DS 110B: Storytelling Video
DS 113A: Storytelling Interview
DS 116A: Storytelling: Map Design & Spatial Visualization
DS 116B: Persuasive Interactive Media Design
DS 210: Intro to Audio Documentary
DS 251C: Documentary Storytelling
DS 251C: Documentary & Narrative Screenwriting
DS 381A: Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project: The WSPN Story
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-30, States Of Incarceration September 30th Events, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-30, States Of Incarceration September 30th Events, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, States of Incarceration Saturday, September 30
9 a.m.–noon MASS STORY LAB: What is a prison for? Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
Work alongside community members to collaborate on creative strategies to strengthen communities while improving our criminal justice system.
Hear from storytellers who have been personally impacted by mass incarceration, and are interested in rehabilitation. Following the stories, audience members will be invited to participate in an interactive design process where community leaders and members collaborate on creative strategies to strengthen communities while improving our criminal justice system.
Through facilitated dialogue, we will form connections to create healing, …
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-30, What Is Prison For? States Of Incarceration, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-30, What Is Prison For? States Of Incarceration, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
9 a.m.–noon MASS STORY LAB: What is a prison for? Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
Work alongside community members to collaborate on creative strategies to strengthen communities while improving our criminal justice system.
Hear from storytellers who have been personally impacted by mass incarceration, and are interested in rehabilitation. Following the stories, audience members will be invited to participate in an interactive design process where community leaders and members collaborate on creative strategies to strengthen communities while improving our criminal justice system.
Through facilitated dialogue, we will form connections to create healing, strengthen community, and increase civic engagement.
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Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Ventana A Mi Comunidad, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Ventana A Mi Comunidad, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Eleuterio Martinez Ramirez: Doc Photo Exhibit
October 24, 2017
During the summer, dozens of Skidmore students undertake internships and other opportunities to advance their academic and other interests off campus. In summer 2017, the Megan McAdams-Roldán '08 award for International Community Service, which encourages students to recognize "the value of participating in a summer community service project abroad, " went for the first time to fund a homecoming 'abroad.' Eleuterio Martínez Ramírez applied for and was awarded funds to return to his home community in Mexico to begin to share the skills he had developed in Saratoga Springs as a …
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Mass Story Lab Workshop, Interviewing For Social Justice, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Mass Story Lab Workshop, Interviewing For Social Justice, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
September 29, 2016, 10 a.m-–noon, LIB 113, Scribner Library
MASS STORY LAB WORKSHOP: Interviewing for Social Justice
In this two-hour workshop, Mass Story Lab founder Piper Anderson will provide guidance and an opportunity to practice interviewing and oral history skills when the goal is achieving social justice and the topics may be difficult or traumatic for participants and partners. Workshop will be held in LIB 113, Scribner Library.
Mass Story Lab is a participatory storytelling project designed by storyteller, educator, and cultural organizer Piper Anderson. Mass Story Lab aims to make stories an instrument of justice. In a Mass Story …
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-18, Stories That Speak To Us, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-18, Stories That Speak To Us, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Mass Story Lab with Piper Anderson September 28–30
September 28, 2017, 7 p.m., Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
DISCUSSION: Stories That Speak to Us: Piper Anderson and Sylvia Ryerson
Join Piper Anderson, founder of the Mass Story Lab, and documentarian Sylvia Ryerson as they discuss the power of storytelling as an instrument of justice.
Piper Anderson is a writer, educator, and cultural worker who has spent more than 16 years leveraging the tools of art-making and community engagement to create social impact. Her work has taken her to over 30 U.S cities, Mexico, and Rwanda delivering creative responses to racial …
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-21, Kekla Magoon: Behind The Headlines, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-21, Kekla Magoon: Behind The Headlines, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Behind the Headlines: With author Kekla Magoon
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7PM-9PM, Gannett Auditorium
Behind the Headlines: New Perspectives and Empathy in How It Went Down and the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement
To open a newspaper today is to encounter endless stories about police shootings, protest marches, and unabashed white supremacy on display. In this challenging landscape, how can we go "behind the headlines?" Join author Kekla Magoon to better understand the impact of race and bias on individuals and communities, and how social and political context inspire and continues to inform her novels.
Kekla MagoonHow it Went …
Mdocs Postcard-2017-09-02, States Of Incarceration, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Postcard-2017-09-02, States Of Incarceration, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
States of Incarceration at Skidmore College
Sep 2 - Oct 11, Exhibition: Tang Teaching Museum, Payne Room
A “National Dialogue of Local Stories” developed by the New School's Humanities Action Lab, States of Incarceration is the first national traveling exhibition and coordinated public dialogue to explore the history and future of mass incarceration in the United States. The exhibition and project, the culmination of two years of planning and discussion engaging 20 campuses and communities, is a national public reckoning with one of the most pressing issues facing our country. At Skidmore College, Eric Morser (History) and students draw our …
Mdocs Publication-2017-09-02, States Of Incarceration, Kathleen Phalen-Tomaselli
Mdocs Publication-2017-09-02, States Of Incarceration, Kathleen Phalen-Tomaselli
MDOCS Publications
"States of Incarceration: Mount McGregor stories are part of national exhibit"
The Post Star
September 2, 2017
Author: Kathleen Phaeln-Tomaselli
Mdocs Publication-2017-08-31, Exhibit Spotlights Mass Incaceration, Indiana Nash
Mdocs Publication-2017-08-31, Exhibit Spotlights Mass Incaceration, Indiana Nash
MDOCS Publications
"Exhibit spotlights mass incarceration"
The Daily Gazette
August 31, 2017
Author: Indiana Nash
Mdocs Publication-2017-07-20, Radio Dreams, Anonymous Anonymous
Mdocs Publication-2017-07-20, Radio Dreams, Anonymous Anonymous
MDOCS Publications
"Radio Dreams: Skidmore Radio Offers Youth Program"
The Saratoga Today Newspaper
July 20, 2017
Author:
Mdocs Postcard- Summer 2017, Storytellers' Institute, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Postcard- Summer 2017, Storytellers' Institute, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
2017 Storytellers’ Institute
Each year the MDOCS Storytellers’ Institute celebrates documentary work and practice around a centralized theme. For the inaugural Institute in 2015 we explored whose stories get told, delving into family and storytelling. In 2016, the Institute considered what constitutes documentary, considering the lines between fact and fiction. For the third Institute in June 2017, MDOCS invited documentary creators whose work engages with the where of documentary, the operation of SPACE & PLACE.
Spaces matter: streets, kitchens, forests, schools, offices, hospitals, mountaintops, ocean floors. Anywhere that people live, work, play, worship, create, and cross provides the context of …
Mdocs Poster-Summer 2017/Spring 2018, Summer/Spring Course List, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-Summer 2017/Spring 2018, Summer/Spring Course List, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Documentary Studies Summer Classes
Summer Session I (May 30 - June 30)
Eileen McAdam with Jay Kernis (CBS, NBC)DS-251C • Intro to Audio Documentary • 3 cr DS-202 Podcasting Workshop • 1 cr (Students must enroll in both classes) Instructor: Eileen McAdam DS 251C •An introduction to the technologies, tools, and skills of creating audio documentaries. Working individually in small production teams, students will produce original sound works for radio broadcast and podcast and listen to and critically analyze examples in the medium. Students will also learn to research and report a story according to ethical guidelines and …
Mdocs Publication-2017-06-08, Photographer To Showcase Project At Skidmore, Joseph Phalen
Mdocs Publication-2017-06-08, Photographer To Showcase Project At Skidmore, Joseph Phalen
MDOCS Publications
"Photographer to showcase project at Skidmore"
The Saratogian
June 8, 2017
Author: Joseph Phelan
Mdocs Publication-2017-05-12, Skidmore Student Reveals Archiving Project, Anonymous Anonymous
Mdocs Publication-2017-05-12, Skidmore Student Reveals Archiving Project, Anonymous Anonymous
MDOCS Publications
"Skidmore Student Reveals Two Year Archiving Project of Senior Center"
Saratoga Today
May 12, 2017
Author:
Mdocs Publication-2017-03-08, Skidmore Grad To Talk About 'Buffet' Film, Bill Buell
Mdocs Publication-2017-03-08, Skidmore Grad To Talk About 'Buffet' Film, Bill Buell
MDOCS Publications
"Skidmore Grad to talk about 'Buffet' film"
The Daily Gazette
March 8, 2017
Author: Bill Buell
Mdocs Publication-2017-03-01, Emmy-Award Winning Producer To Screen Documentary, Anonymous Anonymous
Mdocs Publication-2017-03-01, Emmy-Award Winning Producer To Screen Documentary, Anonymous Anonymous
MDOCS Publications
"Emmy-award winning producer to screen documentary at Skidmore College"
The Saratogian
March 2, 2017
Author:
Mdocs Poster-2017-02-13, After Trujillo, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-02-13, After Trujillo, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Screening: "Despues De Trujillo"
Monday, February 13, 2017, at 6PM-8PM, Davis Auditorium
Después De Trujillo (After Trujillo) (2016) draws on media archives and filmmaking expertise to explore the connection between landscape and memory in the Dominican Republic.
The documentary film, which was first shown in the DR last fall, probes the relationships between dictatorship, modern architecture, and cultural memory.
Narrated by Dominicans, this journey through modern monuments, memory gardens, and contemporary ruins, reveals landscapes where the ghost of the Trujillo regime lingers.
Directors Lisa Blackmore and Jorge Domínguez Dubuc will be present for a discussion after the screening.
This event …