Podcasts about Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

"It's not just what you say—it's how you say it. And who you're saying it to." — Esther OyetunjiWhat makes a story unforgettable? At this year's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, Rain Bennett spoke with three sets of storytellers, each using a different medium, subject, and method—but all working toward the same goal: to move their audience. In this special episode, Rain shares his conversations with Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman, the co-directors of SPEAK, the film's star Esther Oyetunji, and Ned Phillips, co-director of The Last Partera.From the deeply collaborative filmmaking process behind SPEAK, to the competitive, emotionally resonant stage presence of Esther, to Ned's eight-year journey of capturing the fading legacy of Costa Rican midwifery—this episode is a masterclass in the versatility of documentary storytelling. You'll learn how each of these artists found their story, built relationships with their subjects, overcame technical hurdles, and ultimately created something deeply meaningful. Whether you're a filmmaker, writer, speaker, or content creator, this episode will inspire you to embrace your own unique storytelling path.In this episode, you will:Discover the diversity of effective storytelling structures by seeing how different films—with wildly different pacing and tones—can still move audiences equally.Learn how collaboration strengthens creative vision, especially in co-directing, editing, and producing documentary projects.Explore the emotional precision of live storytelling through Esther's championship-winning approach to connecting with and transforming her audience.Understand how curiosity can lead to powerful stories by following Ned's journey from a single conversation in Costa Rica to an 8-year labor of love.Gain insight into staying the course creatively—how to finish the thing, even when funding dries up, motivation dips, or the world moves on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creativity through the lens of a Director, producer, writer & Filmmaker, writer and mediator"How do you bring together conscious and unconscious minds." - Beret"The interplay between structure and variation." - JohnBeret E. Strong, Ph.D., M.F.A., Director/Producer, has been making documentary filmssince 1995, and owns Landlocked Films. Beret is also a researcher, writer, andeducator. Her films have shown on PBS stations across the U.S. and Canada, and wonCINE Golden Eagles and a nomination for an IDA/ABC News Videosource Award. Herfilms have screened at festivals including Full Frame Documentary Film Festival,Yamagata International Film Festival, Cine las Americas, the Boulder International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, and the Pan African Film Festival. She also runs a small educational nonprofit supporting educational opportunity for youth in Central America. Beret cares about amplifying people's voices, social justice and equity, and the health of our planet.John Tweedy, M.A., J.D., has been directing, producing, and editing films with Beret E.Strong and Landlocked films since 1995.  He directed Streams of Gold, about goldmining in an Ecuadorean valley over a 100-year span, broadcast nationally on FreeSpeech TV; Penny and Red, about Penny Chenery and the thoroughbred racehorseSecretariat, broadcast on PBS stations nationwide; and has edited most of LandlockedFilms' other prize-winning documentaries.  His filmography includes work on climatescience, law and equity issues, cultural competency, disability, and education.  John isalso a lawyer, mediator and writer.www.thisisnotwhowearefilm.comFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NotWhoWeAreFilmINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/notwhowearefilm

On Part 2 of our two-part series on the 2022 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Brandon Vick offers up his thoughts on I Didn't See You There, Skate Dreams, The Exiles, Unseen Skies, Chilly & Milly, Aftershock, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Mija, and Navalny.

On Part 1 of our two-part series on the 2022 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Brandon Vick offers up his thoughts on What We Leave Behind, Move Me, Mama Bears, Paper City, Gabor, and Stay Prayed Up.

The Out and About Podcast is ready to take you places! After a brief winter break, we are back with more topics, more hosts and even more fun! This week, we welcome Mix 101.5 FM's Diane Ramsey to our slate of podcast hosts! Diane chats with Emily Foster, the Marketing Director and Associate Interim Festival Director at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The festival is coming up April 7-10, 2022. Get more information about Full Frame - https://www.fullframefest.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 The Out and About Podcast is ready to take you places! After a brief winter break, we are back with more topics, more hosts and even more fun! This week, we welcome Mix 101.5 FM's Diane Ramsey to our slate of podcast hosts! Diane chats with Emily Foster, the Marketing Director and Associate Interim Festival Director at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The festival is coming up April 7-10, 2022. Get more information about Full Frame - https://www.fullframefest.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becky and Lily interview producer, director, dancer, and choreographer Kelsey Peterson and award co-director and producer Daniel Klein about their feature documentary Move Me, which premieres at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this weekend. A courageous and beautiful film, Move Me looks inside Kelsey's life as she decides to choreograph and dance for the first time since the spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed. Follow: https://instagram.com/movememovie Screening info: Release Date: Full Frame Documentary FF (World Premiere) Streaming April 7 -10, 2022 https://www.fullframefest.org/film/move-me/ Reel Abilities FF New York Streaming April 7 -13, 2022 In-Person Screening Tues. April 12, 8:00pm https://reelabilities.org/newyork/film/move-me/ Catch up on all the Friday Night Movie SXSW special coverage in this playlist, including featured interviews from SXSW Wonder House hosted by the University of Arizona. Keep checking back because we have even more SXSW content coming your way!  Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed captions for this episode are available via the player on the official Friday Night Movie homepage, the Podbean app and website, and YouTube.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then head on over to our merch store your very own official FNM t-shirt.  Send us your recommendations and your tradesies! We'll watch them and report back on the show! Email us at pancake@pancake4table.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat.  Subscribe and leave a review on IOS or Android at fridaynightmoviepod.com.    

Our 13th Reel Women's Network spotlight guest is North Carolina-based, award-winning writer, director, producer and cinematographer - JOANNE HOCK!  She directed features including: THE ULTIMATE LEGACY, DISCARDED THINGS, ANGELS UNWARE, TRINITY GOODHEART and REDNECK ROOTS. One of her latest features WHEN WE LAST SPOKE premiered in theatres October 2020. Set in 1966, it stars Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman, Melissa Gilbert, Darby Camp and Corbin Bernsen. She also directed over 30 episodes of true crime television, including Discovery's SOUTHERN GOTHIC, FBI CRIMINAL PURSUIT, ICE COLD KILLERS and HAPPILY NEVER AFTER. Her documentary projects for Amazon and PBS include: CHARLES A. CANNON: A MIND OF BUSINESS A HEART FOR PEOPLE and FROM POVERTY TO POWER: THE JAMES B. DUKE STORY. She directed pop-culture documentaries, one is the award-winning audience favorite, PURPLE DREAMS, which premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and MARTIN HILL: CAMERA MAN, a film introduced by Leonard Maltin at its world premiere at the Modern Film Fest in 2012. CHILD OF THE FOREST is her latest project in development. It's a seven-part limited series based on the book of the same name about a child that evaded the Nazis and survived alone in the woods for two years evading capture and became on the greatest living witnesses to the Holocaust. Twitter: @JHockfilmmaker Instagram: @joanne.hock Facebook: @JoanneHockFilms https://www.joannehock.com/ REDNECK ROOTS on Reel Women's Network https://watch.reelwomensnetwork.com/redneck-roots Reel Women's Network Twitter: @ReelWomensNetw1 Instagram and Facebook: @reelwomensnetwork https://reelwomensnetwork.com/ Podcast Team Head Producer and Editor: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong Editor: Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz Graphic: Vicki Brier @brier2019 To listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/firecrackerdept Subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.firecrackerdepartment.com and follow us @firecrackerdept!

Erin Davis is a award winning podcast producer, documentary filmmaker and instructor at Middlebury College in Vermont. She is also a host on the podcast, Playwork. She is the director of The Land , a documentary about the Welsh adventure playground of the same name. Since its premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, The Land has been used widely by educators and play advocates, designers and parents as a tool to launch robust conversations about play, risk, freedom and children's culture.  Her radio work has aired on NPR's All Things Considered, WNYC's Studio 360, WBEZ's Re:Sound and elsewhereIn this episode of Kites and Strings, Steve and Catherine have an engaging and informational chat with Erin about her teaching, what her students bring to the table, her approach to documentary filmmaking, her favorite game, and her immense love for play and the adventure playground philosophy.  Use the New Day link below to access The Land and use the code shared at the end of the episode for a generous percentage off your purchase of this award winning film to launch your own discussions about parenting, play, learning and creativity. https://www.newday.com/film/landErin's podcast.  https://www.playworkpodcast.com/Kites and Strings Website: https://www.kitesandstrings.com/​​Facebook: @kitesandstringspodcastTwitter:   @KitesandstringsInstagram:  @Kites_and_stringsemail: Kitesandstringspodcast@gmail.comKites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.Our theme music is by Harrison Amir, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com

Originally released: June 27, 2009 Episode 6 of Nathan OUTloud features an interview with Director/Writer/Producer– Daniel Karslake. Daniel Karslake is an award-winning American film director and producer. His last film, http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org/ (FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO), premiered in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and won the Katherine Bryan Edwards Prize for Human Rights at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The film also won nine “Best Documentary” audience awards at prestigious festivals across the country, and it was on the short list for a 2008 Academy Award. Sir Ian McKellen recently introduced the film at its UK premiere in London, and it is currently rolling out internationally. In addition to discussing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YHQNCI?ie=UTF8&tag=naou03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000YHQNCI (FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO), Daniel shares his moving coming out story and what moved him to create the movie. Thank you Dan for your contributions to episode 6 of Nathan OUTloud! Follow the podcast on twitter http://twitter.com/nathanoutloud (@nathanOUTloud). Also, join me on facebook on the http://www.facebook.com/NathanOUTloudfans (Nathan OUTloud fan page). To share your coming out story on a future episode of Nathan OUTloud, email here. Come OUT | Be OUT | Live OUTloud Support this podcast

Wilmington on Fire, a 2015 feature-length documentary that tells the story of The Wilmington Massacre of 1898, is about to have a sequel: Wilmington on Fire II. The sequel will show Wilmington, North Carolina's modern day community members and their forms of activism - whether it's fighting for reparations, protesting police brutality, or building the black business community. North Carolina filmmaker Christopher Everett is the film's director. Everett is the founder of Speller Street Films and BLK Docs, as well as the Communications Manager for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. Wilmington on Fire is streaming on Amazon Prime and a campaign to support Wilmington on Fire II is posted on Seed & Spark. Broadcast from the Shoresides studio, Somewhere & Elsewhere uncovers stories from artists across the coastal Carolina region.

“WILMINGTON ON FIRE (synopsis): Rosewood has long been infamous, but Wilmington came first and was even more devastating in its effects. In 1898, Wilmington was North Carolina's largest city, with a majority black population, a thriving black middle class, and a biracial Republican-Populist fusion government. On November 10, an armed mob of Democrat-backed white supremacists opened fire on African American neighborhoods, slaughtering hundreds and driving thousands out of the city for good. In a five-year passion project that consumed all his resources, director Christopher Everett amassed rare photographs, original research, and testimonies from historians and descendants of the victims to uncover a shocking event that marked a turning point in the politics of the post-Reconstruction South.” Christopher's Bio: Christopher Everett is the communications manager of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. He is a film director, film producer, social media specialist and graphic artist from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He is a graduate of King's College in Charlotte, North Carolina with a degree in graphic design. Christopher founded Speller Street Films in 2015 in which he produced and directed the award-winning documentary Wilmington on Fire. Through various grassroots marketing efforts, the film has gone on to win four awards and has screened in twelve film festivals and counting. Christopher and Speller Street Films recently acquired the distribution rights to the 2002 cult classic As an Act of Protest, which they are currently remastering with plans on releasing the film on DVD in 2018. Christopher has also consulted various film festivals on social media strategies, community engagement and programming. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/camillekauer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/camillekauer/support

Christopher Everett is the communications manager of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. He is a film director, film producer, social media specialist and graphic artist from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He is a graduate of King’s College in Charlotte, North Carolina with a degree in graphic design. Christopher founded Speller Street Films in 2015 in which he produced and directed the award-winning documentary Wilmington on Fire. Through various grassroots marketing efforts, the film has gone on to win four awards and has screened in twelve film festivals and counting. Christopher and Speller Street Films recently acquired the distribution rights to the 2002 cult classic As an Act of Protest, which they are currently remastering with plans on releasing the film on DVD in 2018. Christopher has also consulted various film festivals on social media strategies, community engagement, and programming.

Documentary filmmaker Ron Davis, whose work includes Harry and Snowman and the 2019 release Life in the Doghouse, seeks to tell inspirational true stories that are largely unscripted. Ron’s own journey to becoming a filmmaker might be worth a documentary of its own. Ron grew up riding and competing in the hunter/jumper divisions near his home in northern New Jersey, but left the sport behind to pursue a career in publishing in New York City. He spent 10 years working his way up the ranks, ultimately managing global sales and licensing for both Simon and Schuster and Sterling Publishing, a subsidiary of Barnes and Noble. After seeing a video celebrating a friend’s life, Ron was inspired to create a similar piece as a gift for an equestrian he knew. A filmmaker friend, a producer for the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, saw the piece and recognized that Ron had an innate talent for filmmaking. With his friend’s encouragement, Ron decided to pursue filmmaking in his spare time. In 2009, using his background in sales to help fundraise for the project, Ron co-produced and co-directed his first full-length film, Pageant. The piece debuted on television on The Sundance Channel and played at theaters in New York City.   In 2010, Ron relocated to Wellington, Florida, to pursue filmmaking full time. He founded Docutainment Films, which has produced four full-length documentaries and has several upcoming pieces in pre-production. The FilmRise/Netflix film Harry and Snowman tells the true story of Harry deLeyer and Snowman, a slaughter-bound horse of unknown breeding that deLeyer purchased at the New Holland Auction in Pennsylvania for just $80. Together, the pair wrote their own rags-to-riches story, winning prestigious show jumping competitions. The film premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in 2015 before opening to general release in September of 2016. It was a New York Times “Critic’s Pick” and won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at both the Nantucket and Prescott Film Festivals in 2015. Harry and Snowman ultimately became one of 2016’s top-grossing theatrical documentaries.   In 2018, Ron completed Life in the Doghouse, another FilmRise/Netflix production that chronicles the work of equestrians Danny Robertshaw and Ron Danta, who together have rescued over 11,000 abused, abandoned and starving dogs. Danny & Ron’s Rescue finds safe homes for the rescues through their network of horse people and attending horse shows. The film premiered on Netflix in June 2019 and was lauded by the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, who urged her fans and followers to see the film and support Danny & Ron’s Rescue. Ron will donate all the net proceeds from his film to dog charities across the country. He is committed to producing only stories he cares about deeply and looks to craft character-driven pieces which inspire and warm the heart.   Topics of Discussion: [:25] About today’s guest. [1:43] Ron Davis’ high-level success in New York’s publishing world before he followed his dreams to become a filmmaker. [6:06] How Ron’s first film, Pageant, served as an affirmation that he was on the right path. [7:49] Why Ron’s cinematographer for his first film, Pageant, Clay Westervelt, ultimately decided to work with him as a first-time filmmaker. [9:27] Ron discusses making tough decisions based on instincts, how he gets through stressful situations, and the challenges inherent in filming a documentary. [17:50] Prior to interviewing someone on film, how does Ron help them to relax and speak naturally on-camera about their story? [21:24] Ron reflects on HBO’s decision to not produce Harry and Snowman. [22:42] Ron speaks about the importance of embracing hard work and trusting your instincts. [24:22] Ron speaks about the crucial role of a director in the filmmaking process. [28:40] What keeps Ron motivated? [32:01] Ron shares some of his memories from creating his huge success, Harry and Snowman. [36:05] How did Ron help Harry to open up for the film? [40:48] What compelled Ron to create Miss You Can Do It?  [43:18] Ron discusses his perspective on pitching film projects and hearing “not now” or “no.” [44:51] What it was like filming Life in the Doghouse and capturing some of the incredibly emotional moments. [48:45] About next week’s episode of Because of Horses. [50:06] How does Ron define success? What does he hope to accomplish when he looks back at his body of work later in life? [52:50] Ron gives advice to aspiring filmmakers! [56:17] Where to learn more about Ron, his films, and follow him online!   Know Someone Inspirational, Whose Life Has Been Forever Changed Because of Horses? Because of Horses would love to get to share their story! To recommend someone please send an email to elise@becauseofhorses.com.   Mentioned in this Episode: Docutainment Films Harry and Snowman (Film, 2016) Simon & Schuster Sterling Publishing New York Film Academy Pageant (Film, 2008) Miss You Can Do It (Film, 2013) Clay Westervelt EquestFile (Use coupon code: BOH10 to receive a 10% discount for two months off your subscription) Life in the Doghouse (Film, 2018) A Parent’s Guide to Riding Lessons: Everything You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive with a Horse-Loving Kid, by Elise Gaston Chand Stacy Westfall GGTFooting.com/BOHP Abbey Curran Next week’s episode of Because of Horses   Like what you hear? Because of Horses would love to hear your feedback! 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Did you know one of the oldest film festivals in the U.S. happens every year in Durham?  Diane interviews Deirdre Haj, Director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Episode 107 of One Week Only! Carlos is back from the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Our key film this week is the Chinese animated film "Big Fish & Begonia" (43:40) We also review the brutal thriller "You Were Never Really Here" starring Joaquin Phoenix, directed by Lynne Ramsay (3:45); the Australian Western "Sweet Country" directed by Warwick Thornton (15:00); the French drama "Ismael's Ghosts" directed by Arnaud Desplechin (21:40); and the sci-fi thriller "The Endless" directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (32:40). Finally, we mourn the passing of Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and one of the greatest animation directors of all time, including the films Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya & much more. (55:30) Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Deirdre Haj, director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, discusses film in the Triangle and her journey as an actress and producer. Be sure to check out the Festival, happening April 5th-8th in downtown Durham! fullframefest.org

In today’s Design Yourself, we meet Catherine Orr and Elena Rue, the filmmakers and storytellers behind StoryMineMedia. Learn about how they launched a business that defied industry standards, created a unique perspective on how to tell stories that create impact, and pushed themselves to continue growing and learning along the way. This one is for anyone who has a story to tell. (Elena and Catherine would tell you that’s you. Yes, YOU!) “If we are going to do it, we are going to do it.” – Catherine Orr Resources and Links Elena and Catherine generously offered to share their Story Strategy Guide with Design Yourself listeners Independent film Overburden that Catherine and Elena edited and produced (directed by Chad A. Stevens) about coal mining Editor’s Note: This film was awarded Honorable Mention from the Nicholas School Environmental Award Jury at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in 2015. Sharon misspoke in her intro saying that Overburden won the main award. The full list of 2015 winner’s can be found here. The Point Road Studios’ story that StoryMine developed (scroll down in post for video) Graduate program where Catherine and Elena met and built their journalism foundation Brian Storm, Founder and Executive Producer at Media Storm  Fellow coach and founder of Maley Group, Bethany Dufour Check this page out for more information on the visioning retreat that Sharon and Bethany created for StoryMine  Catherine references the Design Yourself podcast episode on not waiting – here it is Learn More About StoryMineMedia storyminemedia.com insta: storyminemedia facebook: StoryMineMedia twitter: StoryMineMedia

Anna Kipervaser is a Ukrainian-born multimedia artist. Her work spans multiple disciplines including experimental and documentary moving image works in both 16mm film and HD video. Anna is also painter, printmaker, curator of exhibitions and programmer of screenings showcasing the works of contemporary international artists. Anna founded Manual Productions, a mobile artist space in 2003, organizing exhibitions nationally. In 2008, she founded On Look Films with Rodion Galperin as their first feature documentary film, CAIRO IN ONE BREATH, was taking form; CAIRO IN ONE BREATH premiered at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April 2015. Anna’s work has been recognized through awards from Hartley Film Foundation, National Geographic’s All Roads Film Project, Lucius and Eva Eastman Fund, Carnegie Foundation, George Sugarman Foundation, New York Studio Program, Wilder Traveling Scholarship, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. Her moving image work has also screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Indie Grits Film Festival, Montreal Underground Film Festival, Haverhill Experimental Film Festival, and 12Gates Video Art Fest. She holds a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Class 2003. As of May 2015, Anna holds a Graduate Certificate in Middle East Studies, and, an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University. It happened to be Ramadan when On Look Films took their first production trip to Cairo in August of 2009. They were beginning to work on their feature documentary film Cairo in One Breath which had its world premiere at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in 2015. Over the course of these several years, the On Look Films team has been documenting the transformation of the 1,400 year-old tradition of the adhan as a government plan to systemize the call to prayer was being implemented. The Adhan Unification Project proposed to replace the thousands of individual muezzins who had been reciting the adhan five times each day with a single muezzin’s voice broadcast live from a central radio station to wireless receivers installed in all of Cairo’s officially recognized mosques. As the AUP took hold, Egypt underwent Revolution and regime change, and On Look Films kept filming. Cairo in One Breath follows muezzins from when they first heard rumors of plans to install wireless receivers through two years after implementation of the AUP, which has displaced thousands of employees and volunteers. Now, most mosques have receivers installed, though political changes have halted inspection and maintenance. This selection of photographs is an introduction to some of the film’s characters and their lives, taken between 2009 and 2014 by Anna Kipervaser, David Degner, Jeremy Johnson, and Meredith Zielke, and edited by Rodion Galperin.

We look back on 100 years of the NC Cooperative Extension. We visit the Harmony Hill B&B in Alleghany County. And Sadie Tillery gives us a preview of the annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

We look back on 100 years of the NC Cooperative Extension. We visit the Harmony Hill B&B in Alleghany County. And Sadie Tillery gives us a preview of the annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Soon millions of Americans will turn their attention to the red carpet in Hollywood for the Academy Awards. In advance of the big night, two Dukies with insights into the world of film and celebrity will participate 1 p.m. Feb. 25, in a live "Office Hours" webcast conversation on the Oscars. Watch the webcast live on the Duke YouTube channel and Tweet in your comments and questions to @DukeOfficeHours. Deirdre Haj, executive director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, will be joined in the discussion by alumnus Dave Karger, chief correspondent for the movie ticket website Fandango. David Jarmul, associate vice president of news and communications for Duke, will conduct the interview. Haj has been working in the entertainment industry for 25 years on both sides of the camera. Prior to joining Full Frame, she consulted on and produced numerous documentary and reality television projects. She came to Duke in 2010 when Full Frame became part of Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. Last year, Full Frame became a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards in the documentary short category. Karger was a longtime writer for Entertainment Weekly before joining Fandango. For the website's FrontRunners series, he recently interviewed actor Matthew McConaughey, who is a nominee for best actor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club." A self-described "Oscar obsessive," Karger has been an official Red Carpet Greeter at previous Academy Awards ceremonies. "Office Hours" is a live webcast series for the university community and others to engage with Duke experts in their various fields.

How a Triangle land-developer's bequest is becoming a Holly Springs public park. The Willingham Theatre offers patrons a state-of-the-art cultural experience. And Sadie Tillery gives us a preview of the 16th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

This week's show previews the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, tours Poplar Grove Plantation near Wilmington, explores Rendezvous Mountain State Educational Forest, visit Siler City's Art Incubator and Bob Garner sample Greek Food at Taverna Agora in Raleigh.

French teacher and documentary filmmaker Aurelien Foucault found a job teaching French that would allow him to live abroad, where he has lived in Scotland, Russia, and Siberia, where he met his wife.Having worked enough to get a video camera and a good computer, he met Cédric Quennesson in China and worked on his first documentary short Of Shadows and Men under the production company Wuhan Films.Of Shadows and Men is about a theater, a teahouse, and an ancient art that takes place and brings magic back into everyday life in Yunmeng, a rural city in the Hubei Province.  It had its world premiere in the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC.