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Welcome to the MIT Open Documentary Lab

The OpenDocLab brings technologists, storytellers, and scholars together to advance the new arts of documentary.
Announcing the 2013-2014 OpenDocLab Artist and Research Affiliates

Announcing the 2013-2014 OpenDocLab Artist and Research Affiliates

The MIT Open Documentary Lab is pleased to announce its artist and research affiliates for the academic year 2013-2014. By participating in Lab activities, this inaugural group of artists, journalists, scholars, and technologists will explore the potential of new technologies as they collaborate with MIT researchers to shape the storytelling...
Sandy Storyline wins the Tribeca Storyscapes Competition!

Sandy Storyline wins the Tribeca Storyscapes Competition!

Congratulations to the collaborative documentary Sandy Storyline, which was just awarded the top prize for transmedia storytelling at the Tribeca Film Festival’s Storyscapes exhibition. Chronicling New York’s response to Hurricane Sandy, the online documentary is a collaboration between Cowbird, Housing is a Human Right, and our neighbors at the MIT...
The OpenDocLab is the recipient of an NEA grant!

The OpenDocLab is the recipient of an NEA grant!

The MIT Open Documentary Lab is a recipient of an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts! The grant will help the lab build a curated online database of interactive documentaries. Gathering examples of interactive documentaries from around the world, the open documentary database will be fully...
Should Filmmakers Learn to Code?

Should Filmmakers Learn to Code?

The MIT Open Documentary Lab teamed up with Filmmaker Magazine on The New Digital Storytelling Series, a group of interviews with leading digital storytellers, technologists and curators. This interview was previously published on FilmmakerMagazine.com and is reposted with permission. Should Filmmakers Learn to Code? by Sarah Wolozin, Director, MIT Open Documentary...
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The New Digital Storytelling Series: Lance Weiler

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Lance Weiler

The MIT Open Documentary Lab teamed up with Filmmaker Magazine on The New Digital Storytelling Series, a group of interviews with leading digital storytellers, technologists and curators. This interview was previously published on FilmmakerMagazine.com and is reposted with permission.   In the ninth part of Filmmaker‘s interview project with prominent figures from the world of transmedia,...
Friday May 3 | Making Media Now 2013

Friday May 3 | Making Media Now 2013

Making Media Now is a fantastic annual Boston-based conference organized by Filmmakers Collaborative and hosted by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. I attended last year and was blown away by the rich programming–the conference features everything from pitch sessions to a variety of panels focusing on topics like industry trends, digital storytelling and...
The New Digital Storytelling Series: Vivek Bald

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Vivek Bald

The MIT Open Documentary Lab teamed up with Filmmaker Magazine on The New Digital Storytelling Series, a group of interviews with leading digital storytellers, technologists and curators. This interview was previously published on FilmmakerMagazine.com and is reposted with permission.   In the eighth part of Filmmaker‘s interview project with prominent figures from the world of transmedia,...
The New Digital Storytelling Series: Ingrid Kopp

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Ingrid Kopp

The MIT Open Documentary Lab teamed up with Filmmaker Magazine on The New Digital Storytelling Series, a group of interviews with leading digital storytellers, technologists and curators. This interview was previously published on FilmmakerMagazine.com and is reposted with permission.   In the seventh part of Filmmaker‘s interview project with prominent figures from the world of transmedia,...
Wednesday May 1 | Boston Globe and the 68 Blocks Project

Wednesday May 1 | Boston Globe and the 68 Blocks Project

The Neighborhood Story:  How Boston Globe Journalists Listened to One City Neighborhood Wednesday, May 1 6:00-8:00 pm MIT Media Lab, E14-525 The MIT Community Innovator’s Lab (CoLab) is sponsoring an event with the team behind the Boston Globe’s multimedia project, 68 Blocks, focused on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood. According to CoLab, In 2012, the Boston Globe...
The New Digital Storytelling Series: Brett Gaylor

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Brett Gaylor

The MIT Open Documentary Lab teamed up with Filmmaker Magazine on The New Digital Storytelling Series, a group of interviews with leading digital storytellers, technologists and curators. This interview was previously published on FilmmakerMagazine.com and is reposted with permission.   In the sixth part of Filmmaker‘s interview project with prominent figures from the world of transmedia,...