Documentary Object-ivity?
All documentary filmmakers are familiar with the debate over the meaning of objectivity in documentary. What about just the meaning of objects? One of the big themes at the Mozilla Festival 2012 was physical computing, turning the objects around us into digitally integrated machines, or pulling the world of the web into the physical world....
Villa Victoria Documentary
First I would like to say thank you to the Civic Media group, particularly Becky and Sasha for their feedback and support. It was through them that I was extended the honor of posting my blog on the opendoc lab blog so that more people can become informed of this project. It is an attempt...
Interview with Katerina Cizek
Highrise filmmaker Katerina Cizek was interviewed by MIT’s Community Innovator’s Lab. Cizek commented, The democratization that has come with the Internet has changed the way we live. Documentary is about relating to the world we are in. As the world we are in changes, documentaries must also change. Check out the full interview here.
One Millionth Tower
RSVP for the November 5th premiere of Katerina Cizek’s new documentary, One Millionth Tower. Cizek is the filmmaker behind the 2010 interactive documentary Out My Window. One Millionth Tower focuses on the community-led restoration of a high-rise apartment complex. Check out the trailer here. Posted by Katie Edgerton/MIT
Documatic
Documatic is a free, open-source, participatory, android-based, mobile shooting assistant and pre-editor. The project is currently in a fundraising phase.
Bridge the Gulf
Bridge the Gulf is a storytelling initiative promoting cultural survival, environmental justice and sustainable development in Gulf Coast communities. The project is led by Gulf Coast community activists and supported by filmmakers and new-media artists.
