What Happened to Dujuan Armstrong?
When a young man mysteriously dies in a Santa Rita jail, his mother, Barbara Doss, begins a determined quest to find out what happened to him, but quickly runs into the opaque and powerful position of American sheriffs. Director and producer Lucas Guilkey’s (‘19) thesis film, “What Happened to Dujuan Armstrong?” was awarded the…
Read MoreJ284 Documentary Production
Journalism 284B is the second semester of a year-long intensive documentary production workshop where second-year students develop and produce their Masters Projects. We work with the styles of writing, research, videography, lighting, sound, workflow, editing, and production management unique to documentary. Guest filmmakers may conduct master classes on various production skills.
Read MoreJ286 History of Documentary
The course covers the evolution of primarily U.S. documentary film, from the origins of moving images to the present documentary landscape, with special attention to feature-length films. We will concentrate on the art, craft, and practical challenges of producing documentaries for wide distribution, and will unpack documentary materials, producing, storytelling, point-of-view and ethics. We will…
Read MoreOrion Rose Kelly and Pedro Cota’s thesis documentary named finalist in Student Academy Awards
Orion Rose Kelly and Pedro Cota’s (’20) thesis documentary ‘Na Luta Delas’ (In Their Fight)—about growing violence against the LGBTQ+ community in Brazil— has been named one of seven finalists in the 47th Student Academy Awards. Orion Rose Kelly started investigating the murders of trans women five years ago while conducting research for an art…
Read MoreInterview with BAFTA Student Film Awards finalist Lucas Guilkey
Director and producer Lucas Guilkey’s (‘19) thesis film, “What Happened to Dujuan Armstrong?” has been named one of three documentary finalists in the 2020 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Student Film Awards. The recognition follows a string of successes for the film, a deeply reported and beautifully filmed story about a mother’s…
Read MoreCOVID’s Hidden Toll
Watch Here July 21, 2020 While millions of Americans have been sheltering in place, FRONTLINE has been investigating the hidden toll of the pandemic of those who cannot stay home: Agricultural workers, many of whom are undocumented immigrants, who have been deemed essential to the nation’s food supply. In COVID’s Hidden Toll, numerous farmworkers speak…
Read MoreRecord 4 Berkeley Journalism filmmakers shortlisted for prestigious BAFTA Student Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the shortlist for the 2020 BAFTA Student Film Awards. Four of the nominees are 2019 graduates of Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, a record for the School.
Read MoreJ219 Videography
J219 Picture and Sound – 8/26 – 12/2
J219 Picture & Sound is a required course for all second year shortform TV and documentary students. Classes are a combination of lecture and in-class workshop style exercises, and grades are based on attendance and quizzes. There are no outside assignments, but in class exercised will be expected to be uploaded to an online/review system…
Read MoreFilmmaker Jennifer Redfearn to lead documentary program
The Graduate School of Journalism announces the appointment of filmmaker Jennifer Redfearn as professor of documentary and director of the School’s prestigious documentary program.
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