Filmmaking as a Classroom: A Documentary Practice for the Climate Crisis

Format: Workshop

For her documentary, Hollow Tree, director Kira Akerman used filmmaking as a classroom, and developed a documentary practice for the climate crisis through experiential learning and observation. In this workshop, Akerman will describe her filmmaking process. A conversation with Hollow Tree's protagonists and the workshop's participants will follow.

Kira Akerman's debut feature documentary Hollow Tree won a Jury Prize at its premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival and an award for Best Documentary at Chicago’s International Children’s Festival. Kira teaches documentary filmmaking, and workshops at the intersection of science and storytelling. She has a masters in Learning, Innovation, Technology, and Design from Harvard University.

Please note: activities at the Climate Film Festival may be photographed and/or recorded. Your presence at the Festival constitutes your permission and authorization for use of your likeness and voice for Festival purposes. If you do not wish to be recorded, you may inform the photographer.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Solutions Hub @ Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film, 87 Lafayette Street, New York, United States

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