Documenting Justice is a specialized interdisciplinary course in documentary filmmaking that focuses on topics of social justice. Students devote two semesters to completing the class, which involves study in film theory, documentary history, nonfiction storytelling techniques, and the ethics of documentary and culminates in the creation of an original short documentary film. The class is [Continue]
Monday, October 17th at 5:00 p.m. – Reception to be followed by 5:30 screening Tuesday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m. – Screening for High School Students Both events at Alma Bryant High School in Bayou La Batre, Alabama The fictional home of the title character in the movie Forest Gump, in reality Bayou La Batre [Continue]
A class project produced by a group of University of Alabama telecommunication and film students has been picked to screen at the New York Television Festival’s Independent Pilot Competition. “It’s truly an honor to have a student production chosen as an official selection in this festival,” said Adam Schwartz, assistant professor of telecommunication and film. [Continue]
The funniest 30 minutes in Alabama and Auburn football coverage. The football rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University culminates in the Iron Bowl each year but it is talked about all over the state year-round. A new series coming to WVUA/WUOA-TV pokes fun at all the talk. The Iron Bowl Hour is [Continue]
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival - Saturday, August 27th, 2011 - 8:45 p.m. at Alabama Power Auditorium – They talk about mutual support, self-determination, and the satisfaction of a good smack well-delivered. Best known as a 1970’s entertainment spectacle not unlike professional wrestling, roller derby has been reborn as a predominantly female amateur hobby-sport with teams [Continue]
University of Alabama Telecommunication and Film media production student Xavier Burgin, a senior from Columbus, Miss., was awarded a $5,000 scholarship as winner of the inaugural 3D Movie Award at the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale, held June 23-26 in Hollywood, Calif. “Portrait of the Storm” provided an up-close look at the tornado that swept [Continue]
