Students in the Documentary Media Studies program participate in a variety of program and departmental events. Central to the program is Doc Talk, a biweekly required series wherein contemporary filmmakers and thinkers engage with students in conversation about issues and challenges in documentary. Past Doc Talk guests include DA Pennebaker ("Don't Look Back"), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Jesus Camp"), Yonghi Yang ("Dear Pyongyang"), Thomas Allen Harris ("Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela"), Ivy Meeropol ("Heir to an Execution"), Alan and Susan Raymond ("An American Family"), Andrei Zagdansky ("Konstantin and Mouse"), Kevin T. Allen ("Kieu"), Sarah Price ("Summercamp"), Marshall Curry ("Streetfight"), Rick Prelinger (Prelinger Archives), Alan Berliner ("Wide Awake"), Paul Chan (New Orleans site-specific production of "Waiting for Godot"), Shola Lynch ("Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed") and Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar ("A Lion in the House"). The Department also hosts an annual festival for all final films from the program, Truth Be Told. Please see the Events calendar for more details.

Students are encouraged to attend MA in Media Studies events as well as other events and programs university-wide.

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