Oaxaca Documentary Filmmaking Workshop Teaches Practical Skills
I took what I learned, came home and produced and directed my own video for the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I work. Here it is! http://carolinanursingnews.com/2009/09/11/ready-to-eat-now-all-done/ When I organized the documentary filmmaking workshop in Teotitlan del Valle last February 2009, my hope was that I could […]
Weaving a Curve-Documentary Film: English Subtitles
I’m happy to announce that we now have the film that Eric and I made last February translated and imbedded with English subtitles. Hallelujah! Here’s the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxgxcMQlQZM Be sure to see the blog post: Documentary Filmmaking Workshop: Visual Storytelling for the February 19-16, 2010 workshop. Taking registrations now. I’m so NOVICE using Final Cut […]
Documentary Filmmaking Workshop in Oaxaca Planned for Mid-January 2009
The Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, 17 miles southwest of Oaxaca in the Tlacolula valley, becomes your learning laboratory for documentary filmmaking. In this village of 7,000 people there are 2,000 looms, a multitude of weavers using natural dyes from plant materials — a 6,000 year old tradition, a 16th century Catholic church built […]