Tonight were presenting a program on the craft and varied history of documentary filmmaking. In the spring we hope to present a program on the creation of music scores for film by taking a close look at the storied career of max steiner, perhaps hollywoods most influential composer. It has been noted that we are presently in a golden age of documentary filmmaking with more documentaries being filmed, screened, and seen, than ever before. But what impresses me more than that, i suppose, is that ive noticed very often these days in advocacy and in educational groups, a particular recent documentary comes up in the group conversation. People reference it, recommend it, and in particular talk about its defining impact on them. Documentaries are becoming more pervasive and an integral part of our conversations about political and social issues. In fact, theyre often framing and shaping those conversations. Why this is happening is perhaps something our guests here tonight will talk about. J
Cohosted the 45 minute event. Callednext panel is documentaries, style and the use of archives. A University Professor of the school of communication at American University and washington, d. C. She founded the School Center for social media and impact. She coordinates the fair use and free speech project at the center. Take it away. What a great pleasure it is. I feel like my entire life is passing before me as i look around the crowd. To be on a panel with these people is really extraordinary. Each of the people here has been make great merely documentaries, but create a future for a different kind of documentary than was ever possible on any kind of television to be made. Contributed has that, andy to doing in some cases, supporting each which i dont know if im giving away secrets, but that does not always happen in Public Television. Had the pleasure of working with some of these people as well because over the last decade, pedro and i have been working with different organizations
Selfdetermination. Host author herb boyd with us on this Independence Day weekend. Professor boyd, what is july 4 me deal . Guest it means the same thing what it meant to Frederick Douglass, you know. While you can have the general celebration and everything, we have a different perspective from the africanamerican community. This was a long history to understand exactly the distinction in terms of the celebration for one community and the kind of lack of observers on the other part of the community. What does it mean to people who history of segregation. You have to understand the kind of sensitivity that might be distinct from one community to another. Obviously we Start Talking about this history of this country and the role of africanamericans in terms of providing that celebration, that is a whole another question because we have been in the forefront of the socalled battle for freedom and justice and liberty in this country from day one. From day one going back to the socalled bo