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Exploring the boundaries of documentary and nonfiction filmmaking

The 11th annual Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival takes place April 11-13. The festival presents different forms of film and video that explore the boundaries of documentary and nonfiction filmmaking from around the world. Story

UI film graduate goes to Sundance

Portrait of UI film studies graduate Spencer Gillis

Spencer Gillis left Iowa City for New York City in 2006 to pursue a dream career in the film industry and has since worked as a freelance camera operator on dozens of TV and film projects. His directorial debut recently was selected to be screened in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Story

Silent-film era's illustrated songs come back to life at Cinematheque

Published
2012.04.22

Rick Altman, a University of Iowa professor of cinema and comparative literature, discusses the history of "illustrated songs," which introduced pop songs into silent films during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Story from: The Plain Dealer

The Plain Dealer

Two UI faculty members awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Faculty members Judith Pascoe and Steven Ungar are among this year's list of Guggenheim Fellows. Story

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