Duke’s first MFA program—in Experimental and Documentary Arts—invites the public to screenings of the documentary works-in-progress of the fifteen students from the class of 2015. The students are all enrolled in the first year Documentary Fieldwork seminar taught by Alex Harris. Five students will present their work on Tuesday, December 10, and nine students will present on Wednesday, December 11; see schedules below. Guests are welcome at any time during the events.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
6:00pm – 9:00pm
MFA CARPENTRY SHOP, 2nd FLOOR
1509 CAMPUS DRIVE, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
TUE 6:15pm – 6:45pm
Nicholas Pilarski, “Destini’s Story”
TUE 6:45pm – 7:15pm
Anna Kipervaser, “Untitled: Muezzins of Cairo” and “Bestiary in Motion”
TUE 7:15pm – 7:45pm
Aaron Canipe, “Grace Happens: The New South of the Research Triangle”
TUE 7:45pm – 8:00pm
BREAK
TUE 8:00pm – 8:30pm
Libi Striegl, “23 words, A beginning; an attempt to understand why words last”
TUE 8:30pm – 9:00pm
Brooke Darrah Shuman, “Findings” and “At the Pig”
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
9:30am – 4:00pm
MFA CARPENTRY SHOP, 2nd FLOOR
1509 CAMPUS DRIVE, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
WED 9:30am – 10:00am
Ava Lowrey, “Evelyn & Byron”
WED 10:00am – 10:30am
Matthew Cicanese, “Leaf Diversity – Exploring the Elements of Botanical Anatomy”
WED 10:30am – 11:00am
Haodong Li, “Look Twice”
WED 11:00am – 11:15am
BREAK
WED 11:15am – 11:45am
Mendal Polish, “Queer Home Stories”
WED 11:45am – 12:15am
Windrose Stanback, “She Would Talk to Strangers”
WED 12:15pm – 1:45pm
LUNCH BREAK
WED 1:45pm – 2:15pm
Aaron Kutnick, “Human Empathy Lab: An Essay Film”
WED 2:15pm – 2:45pm
Tracy Fish, “A Yes in Your Spirit”
WED 2:45pm – 3:00pm
BREAK
WED 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Grant Yarolin, “Leaning Upwards”
WED 3:30pm – 4:00pm
Alina Taalman, “Channeling: Mapping the River’s Path”
The Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts at Duke University brings together two forms of artistic activity — the documentary approach and experimental production in analog, digital, and computational media — in a unique program that will foster collaborations across disciplines and media as it trains sophisticated, creative art practitioners. Successful completion of the program requires the development of a complex understanding of documentary practices and traditions as well as creative skills in experimental media and new technologies.
The application period is now open for fall 2014 admission. Application and portfolio information can be found here. The application deadline is January 31, 2014.
