Apr 08, 2002 in 1999 and 2000, stefan was a visiting scholar at the university of california at berkeley school of law for five months in total. Bahari has been a jury member of number of international film festivals. About us stanford university center for internet and society. In addition to working as a lecturer in international relations, jasmina is also the director of the camera as witness program and founder and executive director of the united nations association film festival. Students must complete econ 202 and at least three other 200level courses. Students in the documentary film and video program become conversant with the documentary tradition as well as with alternative media and new directions in documentary. Mfa stands for masters of fine arts, and the stanford program is one of the top documentary filmmaking programs available. He is a professor in the cinema department at san francisco state university, where he runs the documentary program and is the director and cofounder of the queer cinema institute. Requirementsa masters program must satisfy these criteria. Stanford university documentary film program, stanford, california. Associate professor teaching, department of communication, stanford university. The admissions committee seeks applicants who have some work experience beyond their undergraduate years and can articulate why they want to learn documentary film and video production.
The philosophy of the program is predicated on a paradigm of independent media. Instructor, focus studies in british media, stanford program in oxford, summer 1989. Biomedical ethics in film program stanford center for. Breitrose, founder of stanfords worldrenowned documentary film program, dead at 78, stanford report colleagues described breitrose, who taught the history of film and film aesthetics at stanford for more than five decades, as a man absolutely in love with film. Films by first year mfa students in the documentary film program. Revs program at stanford, 416 escondido mall, bldg 550 rm 3, stanford, ca 94305 650 7364322. Stanford university, department of art and art history, documentary film program, motion pictures in searchworks catalog. She directed worlds apart and hold your breath, a largescale project on crosscultural conflicts in medicine currently used in 63% of us medical schools. The documentary film program provides filmmakers with information about fair use, access to insurance for liability arising out of litigation, and access to lawyers who will defend. See more of stanford university documentary film program on facebook. Whether a persons dreams involve dna synthesizers or dresses with pockets, almost any idea can come to life in one of the dozens of makerspaces dotting the stanford university campus. Alyssa fedele is a documentary filmmaker and anthropologist. School of humanities and sciences stanford university.
Both as a matter of its deep commitment to the integrity of its scholarship and of stanford. Supported by a fulbright scholarship, he is a spils stanford program in international legal studies fellow at stanford law school since august 2001. The film, which premiered at the 2019 sundance film festival and is now streaming on netflix, examines a. The coronavirus situation does not impact how stanford evaluates applicants. Emerita professor of humanistic studies, and stanford alumnus john haptas have earned an oscar nomination for best documentary short for their film life overtakes me. Film schools that have documentary filmmaking courses 1. Meltzer teaches and is the program director of the m. Stanford university mfa program in documentary film and video. His production company, offcentre productions, was launched in 1998. Their plight inspires young igor savitsky who pretends to buy stateapproved art. She graduated from the graduate documentary film program at stanford university. Documentary film and video graduate admissions stanford.
Johnny symons is a documentary filmmaker focusing on lgbt cultural and political issues. A film screening and conversation with mehmet kurt director and yusuf kurt producer in the political context of turkey, the education system has deteriorated by the year, morphed into the object of hopeless experiments to the detriment of the youth. Sep 05, 2019 2020 spring mfa documentary film screening. Dec 17, 20 jan krawitz, professor and director of the mfa program in documentary film and video, will be jetting off to biarritz, france, in january with two secondyear graduate students to participate in. Initial classwork will include visual writing exercises, dslr cinematography instruction, script work, and basic fiction film production and postproduction.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The documentary feature film the burnt city shahre sukhte, produced and directed by nasser pooyesh, explores one of the historic wonders of iran, indeed of the world. Im most likely going to apply to mfa programs this fall and am trying to get a better feel for them. Stanford university documentary film program shared a post. We are aware of some school closings in areas impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, and that it may delay some courses of study as well as the reporting of official school documents. Stanford s film and media studies program offers one of the best documentary film mfas available. Visiting lecturer, department of communication, stanford university. Prior to her appointment in ssp, tiffany was a thinking matters fellow at stanford university. Stanford university is committed to building a diverse student population. Tiffany naiman is a lecturer in the stanford storytelling project ssp and is the managing editor and a producer for the storytelling projects podcast, state of the human. Stanford university master of liberal arts home facebook. Camera as witness stanford arts stanford university. She is also the manager of the braden grant program at stanford university. Oct, 2019 doctoral programs in film cover all aspects of the subject, giving graduates advanced knowledge that prepares them for film.
Stanfords documentary film program to get a forum in france. We focus on helping writerdirectors develop a narrative voice and the technical virtuosity to express that voice in cinema. Jamie meltzers profile stanford profiles stanford university. The program requires residency for two consecutive years. She fieldproduced the emmynominated film skin, for pbs and national geographic, and coproduced they drew fire, a pbs special about the combat artists of world war ii. The sixmonth institute for documentary filmmaking is the central educational offering of the documentary center and is both a theoretical and handson exploration of the documentary form. Alyssa has a ma in visual anthropology from the university of manchester. Memories of henry breitrose department of communication. Search degrees graduate admissions stanford university. Documentary filmmaking the george washington university.
The program awards up to 100 highachieving students every year with full funding to pursue a graduate education at stanford, including masters in documentary film and video. The stanford event calendar is the university s central source for information about upcoming. Stanford university also offers an undergraduate film program that covers a range of study including a dedicated screenwriting course and handson production courses. The conceptual and technical skills required for documentary work are sufficiently different from fictional narrative to make the stanford program inappropriate for students interested in narrative filmmaking. Completing, at stanford, at least 45 units of credit beyond those required for the bachelors degree, of which at least 40 units must be in the department of economics. Stanford university, department of art and art history. The womens community center exists to facilitate growth and engagement for stanford students around issues of gender, equity, identity. Stanford university documentary film program facebook. The stanford event calendar is the university s central source for information about upcoming campus events. Mfa documentary film degree requirements stanford university. The master of fine arts program in documentary production provides a historical, theoretical, and critical framework within which students master the conceptual and practical skills for producing nonfiction film and video. Maren monsen, is physician, filmmaker and clinical ethicist. Breitrose, founder of stanford s worldrenowned documentary film program, dead at 78, stanford report colleagues described breitrose, who taught the history of film and film aesthetics at stanford for more than five decades, as a man absolutely in love with film. Her background in ethnographic filmmaking gives her a unique skillset to connect with subjects and build crosscultural understanding in her films.
The center for internet and society at stanford law school is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the internet and other emerging technologies. Stanford program in international legal studies spils panel. Thesis films produced by graduating second year mfa students in the documentary film program. Mfa degree requirements scroll to master of fine arts in documentary film and video. There is a documentary mfa program at stanford in the art history. We will do our best to work with you and your department.
Documentary film students capture unique repair shop. Cis people stanford university center for internet and. A retrospective of baharis films was organized by the international documentary film festival amsterdam in november 2007. Bechtel international center, camera as witness, stanford arts program present human dignity series copresented with stanford film society and una midpeninsula chapter human rights day documentary film. Stanford university master of liberal arts, stanford, california.
Her short documentaries have screened in many film festivals around the world. Program in documentary film at stanford university expanded cinema students and aipas from expanded cinema filming and recording at pescadero beach. Stanford university, stanford campus, stanford california, photos provided by marc ballesteros. Professor teaching, department of communication, stanford university. Dec 09, 2019 whether a persons dreams involve dna synthesizers or dresses with pockets, almost any idea can come to life in one of the dozens of makerspaces dotting the stanford university campus. The fine arts documentary film and video offered by stanford university is. The graduate film program is an intensive threeyear conservatory in the maurice kanbar institute of film and television that trains students in the art of cinematic storytelling. Each year, eight students are admitted to the program. The camera as witness caw program is conceived to leverage the appeal of visual information and utilize the medium of documentary film as a yearround educational tool about a number of topics and disciplines at stanford, ranging from international relations to the. We recognize that students may have faced significant challenges during the period of disruption caused by the pandemic, and we will take such. Notable stanford alumni include cocreator of westworld, lisa joy, writer and director, jon alston, and sarah naftalis. The stanford university master of liberal arts mla is a parttime graduate degree program providing adults an. The documentary center is an interdisciplinary program at the school of media and public affairs in the columbian college of arts and sciences. Mfa documentary film and video admission stanford university.
Students in the documentary film and video program become conversant. Stanfords film and media studies program offers one of the best documentary film mfas available. In addition to the training in documentary production, graduates gain substantive research skills in film criticism and film analysis. Mfa documentary film and video stanford university. The philosophy of the program is predicated on a paradigm of independent media that values artistic expression, aesthetics, social awareness, and an articulated. To light a candle, a documentary film by maziar bahari. Mfa documentary film degree requirements department of art. His documentary work was acquired by the guardian, staff picked at vimeo, screened at doc nyc, dok leipzig, big sky, atlanta iff, frameline, outfest and other festivals. Documentary film students capture unique repair shop 17 photos. Its twoyear program accepts 8 new students per year and graduates are qualified to teach documentary film themselves at the university level. Stanford university documentary film program home facebook.
A fairy use tale stanford center for internet and society. Applications and portfolios must be received by january 10, 2012. To inform and promote work by current students as well as alumni of the mfa. The mfa degree is designed to prepare students for professional careers in film, video, and digital media, with the qualifications to teach at the university level.
Jasmina bojic has taught at stanford university for the last twentyfive years. For the most up to date information about our mfa documentary film and video degree requirements, please click the link below to the stanford bulletin. Duygu holds an mfa in documentary film and video from stanford university and a ba in political science and international relations from bogazici university. Jan 14, 2020 kristine samuelson, the edward clark crossett emerita professor of humanistic studies, and stanford alumnus john haptas have earned an oscar nomination for best documentary short for their film life overtakes me. He received his ba from brown university and his ma in documentary production from stanford university. Was wondering if anyone can share some insight on which mfa programs are good for documentary filmmakers. In 1999 and 2000, stefan was a visiting scholar at the university of california at berkeley school of law for five months in total. In september 2009, bahari was nominated for the prince of asturias award for. She directs the program in bioethics and film at the stanford center for biomedical ethics in the medical school where she has produced multiple nationally and internationally broadcast documentary films. Documentary film stanford center for biomedical ethics. Graduates are qualified to teach at the university level. Program in documentary film and video stanford university, 2018. Fine arts documentary film and video, master stanford university. The rescue list film screening stanford university.
Erin semine kokdil from stanford mfa in documentary film on vimeo. Codirector maren graingermonsen is a physician, filmmakerinresidence at stanford university center for biomedical ethics and director of the program of bioethics and film. The conference will take place on september 25 and september 26 at stanford university. Barna szasz is a budapestborn filmmaker, who moved to the u. The burnt city, located in irans sistanbaluchistan province, began to be inhabited more than 3,000 years b.
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