The Southern Documentary Project
TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS
Here are the final projects from the Southern Studies Documentary Fieldwork class we taught this semester with David Wharton. We are proud of the graduate students and the hard work that went into producing these documentaries.
“Biker’s Preacher”, by Novelette Brown, Jake Fussell, and Amanda Lillard
“A Grit Flick,” by J. Bingo Gunter
“Brown Family Dairy,” by Tyler Keith, Eric Griffis, and Meghan Leonard
“Original Grit Girl,” by Catherine Stout
It’s Post Time for the students in the Documentary Projects Class. They have been working hard this semester putting together short films. Here, Jake Fussell and Novelette Brown work on their film featuring Reverend John Wilkins. Check back in a few weeks for the finished films.
The Southern Studies Documentary Fieldwork class we taught with David Wharton has wrapped up. Our students worked hard this semester and have produced some really good documentaries. Click on the images below to watch them and let us know what you think.
The Documentary class is starting to heat up. The class has been divided up into five groups of three and we have begun training in interview and editing techniques. Production begins when we return from spring break. Check back for updates.
