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Resistimos, Diana Quiñones Rivera
Resistimos, Diana Quiñones Rivera
Theses and Dissertations
Resistimos (We Resist) is a documentary about the current socio-economic and political issues in Puerto Rico, as seen through the lives of people practicing Bomba music. Bomba is an Afro Puerto Rican music and dance tradition that was born out of the struggle and survival of enslaved people all over the island. Resistimos documents the resurgence of this music as a tool to fight corruption, gender inequality and the austerity measures imposed in Puerto Rico by the US Fiscal Control Board in 2016.
Election Day — Documentary, John Thomas Tarpley
Election Day — Documentary, John Thomas Tarpley
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Election Day is a three-channel documentary chronicling the places, personalities, and tone of Little Rock, Arkansas, during its titular midterm Election Day in November 2018. Throughout the course of the day, the film branches across the city, capturing mini-narratives, bits of conversation, and tableau of civic activity in the public sphere. It is less concerned with the quantitative facts of the day as it is with conveying the transitory social expressions and moods of a modern, southern city on a uniquely American day. This project represents my continued documentary interest in creating inclusive, contemporary local portraits and counter-historical chronicles of …
Subtle Asian Womxn, Long Tran
Subtle Asian Womxn, Long Tran
Global Honors Theses
My involvement with the Global Honors Program culminates with a senior capstone project for T GH 496 Experiential Learning in Global Honors. Over the course of spring quarter, I had the opportunity to produce a documentary film, under the supervision of my faculty advisor, Dr. David Coon, to fulfill the requirements to graduate with a minor in Global Engagement and earn the full distinction from the program. My film actively engages with the intersection of the historical representations of Asian womxn and their lived experiences with dating. As of Wednesday, May 1, 2019, I have been able to interview 14 …
It's A Wrap: Librarians, Filmmakers And Archival Collections, Monika Antonelli, Daardi Sizemore Mixon
It's A Wrap: Librarians, Filmmakers And Archival Collections, Monika Antonelli, Daardi Sizemore Mixon
Library Services Publications
Outreach Librarian, Monika Antonelli and University Archivist Librarian, Daardi Sizemore will show an excerpt of their 50 minute documentary film, Two Weeks in May, which documents student anti-Vietnam War protests on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus in May 1972. The presenters will share their experiences creating the film including: timeline, funding, personnel, film production, use of archival material, and acquisition of new archival material. The film highlights historical events at the University and in the city of Mankato, and demonstrates the importance of student engagement with social and political issues.
Mdocs Poster, 2016-3-8, Oriented, Michael Zhou
Mdocs Poster, 2016-3-8, Oriented, Michael Zhou
MDOCS Publications
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Mdocs Newsletter-2016-03-01, 2.5 March/April 2016, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman, Liv Fidler, Renato Dornelas, Maria Maybock, Rebecca Stern, Augustus Svikhart, Sam Grant
Mdocs Newsletter-2016-03-01, 2.5 March/April 2016, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman, Liv Fidler, Renato Dornelas, Maria Maybock, Rebecca Stern, Augustus Svikhart, Sam Grant
MDOCS Publications
Table of Contents with links to live newsletter. Full PDF of the online newsletter available here.
MDOCS Newsletter 2.5, March/April 2016
2016 Storytellers' Institute: Walking the Line
SSMP Highlight: Skidmore Retiree Project
Doc on Campus: Dave DeSario documents Temp Workers' Issues
Faculty Spotlight: Rik Scarce on Video Ethnography and Barefoot Running
MDOCS Picks: "Serial" Reflections
"I Am", Sonali Gulati
"I Am", Sonali Gulati
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
It was the summer of 1999 in Toronto at my very first public screening of my film titled "sum total" that someone asked me what my next film project was. And I had barely formalized my ideas in my head but I spoke from my heart and spoke of this film about parents of gay and lesbian youth living in India. It had only been a year and a half since my mother had passed away and that feeling of regret of not having come out to her before she died was on my mind.