In honor of the the end of the NFL season and the beginning of February, I want to share some video that I captured at True/False last year. Some of you may have heard me raving about a film called Bigger, Stronger, Faster, about America’s obsession with steroids. Well, IRead More →
VivaDocsters, doc lovers, filmmakers, Columbia students, staff, faculty and alumni: VivaDoc is thrilled to announce the formation of Small Groups for people interested in making, screening, and talking about docs within the context of small groups. Whether you’re looking for support in completing your own project, want to collaborate onRead More →
January 17th, 2009, at 8:00 pm, Chicago Filmmakers Proudly Presents: SENATOR OBAMA GOES TO AFRICA THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT RETURNS TO HIS AFRICAN ROOTS Director Bob Hercules, Director of Photography Keith Walker, and Editor Melissa Sterne in Person! Located at 5243 N. Clark St. in Andersonville. Single admissionRead More →
An exclusive Viva Doc interview with filmmaker Tami Yeager, now working with The Tribeca Film Institute’s Reframe distribution initiative.Read More →
We’ve all been there. With no late fees, it’s wayyyyyyyy too easy to keep a Netflixed documentary for far too long without watching it.Read More →
Personally, I’m a big fan of using “relative time,” in other words, using titles or narration or lower thirds or what-have-you to convey that time has passed in a relative sense rather than an absolute one (i.e. “6 months later…” instead of “June 24th, 2008…”).Read More →
In the late 1970s and early 1980s two documentary filmmakers Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher exploring the history of Jewish Anarchism in the United States made the film Free Voice of Labor – The Jewish Anarchists.Read More →
Two years ago, a Christmas gift introduced me to a photograph of a giant, orange curtain: The curtain spoke to me with its warm aura and summery temper, seducing me, raising questions, generating fantasies, and leaving me wanting more. Read More →
Tell us who you admire: email vivadocumentary@gmail.com!Read More →
Ah, registration for classes next semester. Columbia students’ experiences range from fun to stressful, and that’s when Oasis is up and working properly, which isn’t often. Here are what some docsters had to say about their experience this year: Viva Docster Mary H. said: “I think my registration process wentRead More →