Still image from Cutie and the Boxer
Beginning Sunday, April 27th, 2014, UnionDocs will present a nuts-and-bolts professional development series designed for the beginning or intermediate documentary filmmaker. Documentary Fundamentals @ UnionDocs is a six-week course culminating in a certificate of completion. Registrants can also attend individual sessions. Series passes are available now in limited supply at the discounted price of $125 on UnionDocs.org.
Full Schedule
The case study documentary this year is Oscar-nominated Cutie and the Boxer and the director Zachary Heinzerling will share hosting duties with producer Sierra Pettengill.
- 4/27 | Planning Your Documentary - featuring producer Tom Davis (SeeThink) and attorney Karen Shatzkin, hosted by Producer Sierra Pettengill.
- 5/4 | Financing Your Documentary - featuring José Rodriguez (Tribeca Film Institute) and CPA Fred Siegel, hosted by Producer Sierra Pettengill.
- 5/16 | Directing and Shooting Your Documentary - featuring Oscar-winning filmmaker Ross Kauffman, hosted by Director Zachary Heinzerling.
- NOTE: This session will be hosted by AbelCine in Manhattan (609 Greenwhich Street)
- 5/18 | Editing Your Documentary - featuring editor David Teague (The Brooklyn Vitagraph Company), hosted by Director Zachary Heinzerling.
- 6/1 | Graphics, Music, and Your Transmedia Campaign - featuring hosted by Director Zachary Heinzerling
- NOTE: At 5pm before this session Macktez will present a special free planning bootcamp workshop as a supplement to the series, featuring Noah Landow and Reed Payne.
- 6/8 | Releasing Your Documentary - featuring programmer Dan Nuxoll (Rooftop Films), hosted by Producer Sierra Pettengill.
About UnionDocs
UnionDocs (UnDo) is a Center for Documentary Art that generates and shares big ideas. The organization brings together a diverse community of experimental media-makers, dedicated journalists, critical thinkers, and local partners on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience, practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the future.
For more information visit UnionDocs.org.
