Random Writings by Max Shores
Campus MovieFest is a worldwide film festival which visits universities and provides basic equipment for student filmmakers to use for a week. CMF was on the campus of the University of Alabama recently and several students who work with me in the Center for Public TV & Radio participated. I am proud to recommend their films for you to enjoy. The first film is by a team led by Melissa Smith who works with me [...]
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 designed for non-film majors, but those with production experience are encouraged to apply as well. Two films produced as a [...]
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 is one of the small communities in south Mobile County that the chamber of commerce calls “The seafood capital of [...]
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. “This festival is the premiere independent television festival, giving official selections access to studio and network executives, pitch sessions, etc.” [...]
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