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Thursday, October 27 • 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Indie Film Track: Documentary: Portraits in Progress

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Though documentaries are generally pieces of non-fiction, they still very much employ conventions of storytelling. In fact, there's a multi-layered writing process involved. From conception to post-production, documentary filmmakers are required to constantly adapt to unforeseeable elements and craft a narrative based off the stories and accounts they are able to capture. Join these filmmakers for a conversation on the importance and techniques of planning, interviews, editing, and storytelling through documentaries.
Moderators
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Miguel Alvarez

Moderator
Austin-based filmmaker Miguel Alvarez has received awards from the Directors’ Guild of America, Panavision’s Emerging Filmmaker program, the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, and the Austin Film Society for his narrative... Read More →

Speakers
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Kathryn Prescott

Director Gina
Kathryn started her career as an actor in the British television show ‘Skins’. She has worked as an actor in the UK and USA for the past 14 years. Her first narrative short, Jane, centred on a young woman suffering from heroin addiction and living in one of downtown Los Angeles... Read More →
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Nicole Bernardi-Reis

Co-Director, With This Light
A producer and director, Nicole’s work spans narrative shorts and feature films, documentary features and television series, taking numerous projects from development to delivery for broadcasters including PBS, A&E and The Science Channel. Her independent documentary producing work... Read More →
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Emil Lozada

Director, Grey Horse
After spending his early years growing up in South West England, Emil moved to London to pursue a career in filmmaking in 2012. He worked in various roles and departments, and eventually found his footing as a director/DP. In 2020 he got married and moved to Austin, Texas to be with... Read More →
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Robert Weiss

writer/co-director Song of the Cicada
Robert Weiss is a filmmaker, painter, teacher, and Galveston native who has spent his life dedicated to the pursuit of fine arts and filmmaking. An alum of Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Robert received his BFA from Maryland Institute College... Read More →

Thursday October 27, 2022 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail Hall B 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701
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