Documentary Film and Social Change

The panel will examine documentary film including features, community engaged projects, and cell-phone footage as political discourse directed towards social change. They will discuss documentary as a means to examine public life and engage public participation in social issues. College of Media faculty members Jay Rosenstein, professor of media and cinema studies; Alison Davis, lecturer in journalism; and Angela Aguayo, associate professor of media and cinema studies, will head a panel with documentary filmmakers Kirby Dick, Sacha Jenkins, and Dawn Porter.

Watch the panel here: Documentary Film and Social Change