Documentary Filmmaking in the Caribbean

Documentary Filmmaking in the Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago - Port of Spain
June 29 - July 29, 2008

Check In: June 29
First Day of Class: June 30
Last Day of Class: July 28

Instructor

Christine Acham, Ph.D.
African American and African Studies
caacham@ucdavis.edu
Christine Acham's areas of interest are African American Film, Television with a special interest in Seventies Black Popular Culture, Film and Television History and Criticism, and Cultural Criticism.
Check Out: July 29

Class Size: 18-20
Information Meeting
February 28, 2008
4:00 - 5:00
Education Abroad Center, Third and A Streets
Bring a friend, meet the instructor, learn more about traveling and studying in the Caribbean this summer!

This class focuses on the art of documentary production. Working in groups students will write and produce documentary films. Documentaries are often seen as objective, as reality. Through an understanding of documentary history and theory the class will ask students to consider this notion by looking at both African American and mainstream documentaries. The students will learn documentary theory and different modes, styles, and types of documentary filmmaking. Students will work in groups to produce films based on local social issues and cultural events, such as the Tobago Heritage Festival.