Filmmakers

On Sep. 26th at 2:30 pm, I'll be lucky enough to talk with George Stoney at the National Gallery of Art's main theater—incidentally the finest screening room in the city. I invite you to join me there (it's free, by the way), and I bet you'll think you're lucky too.Read more...

In anticipation of our upcoming Human Rights Film Series, we present a series of blog posts that feature biographies of our visiting filmmakers. Keep an eye out for more as we ramp up for our kick off event October 2nd. Read more...

On April 1, acclaimed filmmaker Jennie Livingston came to American University for a screening of her groundbreaking documentary Paris is Burning. She also showed the short fiction film Who's the Top?, which has been screened at over 100 film festivals. Livingston then took the opportunity to engage in conversation and answer questions about her films and her filmmaking process; some of the highlights of that conversation can be watched below. Read more...

In March, filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar came to American University to discuss their filmmaking and editing process for their Emmy award-winning film A Lion in the House. They discussed their shooting set-up, their approach to filming verité footage and interviews, and what they believe the role of documentarians should be. Their presentation was both helpful and inspirational, as you can see in these videos clips from their visit. Read more...