MFA|EDA Photo & Video Panelists at NC Museum of History

Hidden Stories of Abandoned Places Friday, September 4, 6:30-8:00 pm at the NC Museum of History What can photos, archival documents, personal recollections, and video reveal about the people who once inhabited a place and the circumstances that caused them to leave it behind? What affects the decisions a photographer or filmmaker makes about how… Continue reading MFA|EDA Photo & Video Panelists at NC Museum of History

MFA|EDA Student & Alumni News: Summer 2015 Playlist

The latest MFA|EDA dispatches and achievements from near and far. Congratulations all. ___________________________ Kristina Baker, ’16:  Currently on fieldwork travels in Prague, India and the U.K. ___________________________ Kristin Bedford, ’14:  Featured in KCRW arts and culture blog, Which Way LA, and hosted by the Los Angeles Visionary Association (LAVA) Salon series. ___________________________ Rachel Boillot, ’14:… Continue reading MFA|EDA Student & Alumni News: Summer 2015 Playlist

Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) at reGeneration3, Musèe de l’Elysèe

Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) exhibits in reGeneration3 at Musèe de l’Elysèe: reGeneration3–an innovative international project devoted to the emerging photographic scene launched in 2005-represents one of the hallmarks of Musèe de l’Elysèe. Although many similar projects have seen the day since then, the Musèe de l’Elysèe decided to embark on a third edition, on the… Continue reading Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) at reGeneration3, Musèe de l’Elysèe

Phone Home Durham @ Power Plant Gallery, May 29-Aug 22

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF DURHAM COUNTY PHONE HOME DURHAM MAY 29–AUGUST 22, 2015 Accepting photographs through August 22, 2015. Submit early for more chances to selected by our guest curators. Please see full details below Upcoming dates to note. Please check back often as events are added: May 26, 2015 – Notifications will go out… Continue reading Phone Home Durham @ Power Plant Gallery, May 29-Aug 22

MFA|EDA Recommends: Summer Screenings

We heartily recommend this slate of summer screenings from friends and family. Check back for updates: MAY 22 – Durham Cinematheque:  Movies in the Park  | 1930s / 1960s MAY 23 – Modern Film School at The Carolina Theatre:  Film Acoustic  |  American Movie MAY 28 – AMI/Screen/Society:  Stolen MAY 29 – CDS/SDF Fresh Docs:  Truth Underground… Continue reading MFA|EDA Recommends: Summer Screenings

MFA|EDA + More at Chicago Underground Film Festival

Check out the Chicago Underground Film Festival lineup at http://cuff.org. MFA|EDA friends and family exhibiting work include: Chora by Anna Kipervaser (Class of 2015) Night Noon by Shambhavi Kaul (Faculty) Speculation Nation by Bill Brown (Faculty) and Sabine Gruffat Hacked Circuit by Deborah Stratman (Visiting Artist) Soundprint by Monteith McCollum (Visiting Artist) Now you know where… Continue reading MFA|EDA + More at Chicago Underground Film Festival

MFA|EDA 2015: Thesis Exhibition P.R. Round Up

This spring, Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts will celebrate the successes of the class of 2015 in MFA|EDA 2015, the program’s annual thesis exhibition on view from March 20-April 18. Featuring site-specific projects by fourteen MFA|EDA graduating students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation,… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2015: Thesis Exhibition P.R. Round Up

MFA|EDA at Athens International Film+Video Festival

Four films from Duke University MFA|EDA faculty, alumni and students are featured in this year’s installment of the Athens International Film + Video Festival, April 3-9, 2015. Check it out:  http://athensfilmfest.org/ Congratulations to the filmmakers: William Noland  Bicycle Day Brenda L. Burmeister  A Date With Your Family John Rash  Yangtze Drift Anna Kipervaser  Instrument

MFA|EDA 2015 / Annual Thesis Exhibition / March 20-April 18

This spring, Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts will celebrate the successes of the class of 2015 in MFA|EDA 2015, the program’s annual thesis exhibition on view from March 20-April 18. Featuring site-specific projects by fourteen MFA|EDA graduating students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation,… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2015 / Annual Thesis Exhibition / March 20-April 18

Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events

Via Duke Performances: Duke Performances has commissioned Jenny Scheinman, an acclaimed composer, singer, and violinist, to make an original live score set to 70-year-old archival footage taken by the late North Carolina filmmaker H. Lee Waters. Scheinman and her musical sidemen — Robbie Fulks and Robbie Gjersoe — will create a soundtrack of new folksongs, fiddle music, and field… Continue reading Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events