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Documentary films

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Overcoming, 2017

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Identifier: vm_2017spring_dejkoska_katerina.pdf
Overview

"Overcoming is a documentary in which Traumatic Brain Injury survivors delve into the experience after having sustained such an injury, supported by facts from medical professionals about TBI. The documentary explores how the TBI survivors cope with the consequences and what keeps them going." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2017 Spring

Piano Row: Cycles of history, 2018

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Overview

A documentary about the history of the Piano Row District of Boston, MA. 

Dates: 2018
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 008.07, Media Technologies and Production (MTP) / Audiovisual / Films

Public Servants, 2019

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Identifier: vm_2019fall_frank_daniel.pdf
Overview "In the face of paralyzing polarization, disgust in American institutions, and public apathy, there are people who believe that public service is a civic duty and obligation. "Public Servants" is a documentary that takes us close to these volunteers and their chosen candidates, as they campaign for a seat in the US House of Representatives in the 3rd congressional district of Massachusetts. Their simple, daily acts attempt to convince neighbors, family and strangers that democracy is alive...
Dates: 2019
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2019 Fall

Remembered nation, 2004

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

This is a documentary about Nationalism in New Zealand based on my personal experience of returning to New Zealand, where I was born, after being away for an extended period of time.

Dates: 2004
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2004

Safari Ya Jamhuri, 2003

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates: 2003
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2003

Safari Ya Jamhuri : a journey to freedom, 2003

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates: 2003
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2003

Send a Voice, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022fall_kopp_aaron.pdf
Overview "A young Lakota mother fights to do the best she can for her children in this poetic meditation on motherhood, trauma, and healing. Send a Voice is a lyrical documentary/fiction hybrid film about Kristina, a young Oglala Lakota mother navigating a hostile world. From the underbelly of Rapid City to the summit of Black Elk's Peak, the project explores the possibility of seeing through the material world to the spiritual. The film is a collaboration between Lakota writer and advocate, Sunny...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2022 Fall

Sofrito, 1999

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates: 1999
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 1999

Southeastern resonance, 2008

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

Southeastern Resonance is a short poetic documentary film shot in the wilds of South Carolina and Southern Georgia in the spring and fall of 2008. The footage highlights the beautiful and mysterious sights and sounds of the wild inhabitants of these regio

Dates: 2008
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2008

Stepping and the history of Alpha Phi Alpha, 2001

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates: 2001
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2001

Survivor's Guide to Diaspora, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_markovic_sara.pdf
Overview "Survivor's Guide to Diaspora is an autobiographical documentary series that follows the filmmaker's endeavors as a new immigrant in the US. Told directly to the audience as honest advice one rarely gets before moving in search of a better life, the series unveils life's absurdities as this woman from the Balkans attempts to understand the consumer capitalistic society that now grinds her. The screened thesis project is the pilot episode of a series that will serve as a proof of concept for...
Dates: 2023
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2023 Spring

Talking To The Wind, 2019

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Identifier: vm_2019spring_sawant_akshaya.pdf
Overview "Talking To The Wind is a feature length documentary about the aftermath of a three year long man-made drought in Maharashtra, India that resulted in mass suicides - numbers reaching 1100 per year. Using a poetic, essayistic and observational approach, the film unfolds the reasons behind these farmer suicides - decades of exploitation of groundwater for short term gains and societal pressures of marrying off their daughters with huge amounts of dowry. Intimate and eyeopening, Talking To The...
Dates: 2019
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2019 Spring

Thank You I'm Sorry I Love You Goodbye, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_lounds_dominic.pdf
Overview "What is home after immigration and displacement? Family after loss? Memory after dementia? Using interviews with members of my family, this thesis is an attempt to answer those questions for my benefit as well as to prompt viewers to consider such questions for themselves. It is a personal documentary that centers immigrant experiences because it is a narrative that comes from my Jamaican family and uses their words in their voices. The experience exists entirely in virtual reality and so...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2022 Spring

The Angie Archive, 2024

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Identifier: vm_2024spring_maske_claire.pdf
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""The Angie Archive" is a personal experimental documentary short film. Told through a combination of narration, home videos, 16mm footage, hand-drawn animation, and family photos, it tells the story of Claire Maske's search to find every single photograph in existence of her mother, who died ten years ago. It explores the relationship between photography and grief, the construction of fantasy and identity through family photo albums, and the failures of archives." -- Abstract

Dates: 2024
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2024 Spring

The Backside of God, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020spring_seidel_hogan.pdf
Overview

"'The Backside of God' is an experimental documentary utilizing archival footage, digital glitch, chemical abstraction, and direct animation to explore the intricacies of the artist's relationship with their late uncle, Doug Seidel." -- Abstratct

Dates: 2020
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2020 Spring

The legend of Poe's true tale, 2004

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

A short historical documentary video. It examines the legend that has developed at Fort Independence on Castle Island in South Boston that Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Cask of Amontillado" was based on a story he heard while he was stationed at the f

Dates: 2004
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2004

The limits of my world, 2017

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Identifier: ma_2017summer_cassano_heather.pdf
Overview

A documentary that follows the transition of a young man with severe autism from his residential school to a new semi-independent living environment. Filmed from the intimate perspective of his older sister, the project seeks to understand Brian's personality beneath his disability. An autistic coming of age story, the documentary explores what it means to be a disabled adult in a neurotypical society.

Dates: 2017
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2017 Summer

"The Mississippi", 2019

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Identifier: vm_2019spring_kernan_keely.pdf
Overview "The multiplatform documentary film, "​The Mississippi," reflects back on Pare Lorentz's ​"The River" - 81 years later.​ Historically, it is a present day reflection on what Lorentz so clearly and passionately described in the first twenty minutes of "​The River." To quote Lorentz's script​, the story, the outrage, and the passion that he expressed about the Mississippi River still exists, "Poor land makes poor people." "We built a hundred cities and a thousand towns - But at what a cost."...
Dates: 2019
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2019 Spring

The other side, 1999

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates: 1999
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 1999

The Smog Vanishes, 2019

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Identifier: vm_2019spring_xu_siming.pdf
Overview

"'The Smog Vanishes' is a short documentary film of 20 minutes long. This film tells a story about the profound effects of smog in Beijing, China, through the observations of a Swedish artist, -​ "Johannes Nielsen" about the changes in his life. The film reveals the struggles of Johannes about his choices concerning his artwork, family and living condition under the smog." -- Abstract

Dates: 2019
Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / RG 010.04A, Office of Graduate Studies / Master's Theses / Film and Media Art (MFA) Program / 2019 Spring

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