UNIONDOCS

About this original series

Based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, UnionDocs is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to present a broad range of innovative and thought-provoking non-fiction projects to the general public, while also cultivating specialized opportunities for learning, critical discourse, and creative collaboration for emerging media-makers, theorists, and curators. Our local screenings, exhibitions and lectures attract people from New York City and beyond, promoting dialogue about significant social questions and expanding popular awareness of the documentary arts. Expert panels and discussions from these events are recorded, archived, and made available online to growing national and international audiences. For individuals in their early careers, The UnionDocs Collaborative is a program that deeply engages current modes of non-fiction and facilitates the annual production of a group project. UnionDocs seeks to support compelling, creative work in this field because we believe that documentary art, when paired with thoughtful context and open debate, is an invaluable tool for understanding the complexities of contemporary life and creating a better society.

  • # Episodes

    27 episodes

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Episodes of UNIONDOCS

    • Play Workarounds with Jon Alpert - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Workarounds with Jon Alpert

      While it is easier than ever to pick up a camera and start shooting a documentary, the groundwork of establishing basic contracts, fundraising, and properly planning a production remains critical to the successful completion and distribution for your film. The focus of this seminar is to review these foundational elements with industry experts and map out how best to get your project off the ground. We will discuss how to set up your company and review the various release forms you’ll need whe...

      • Release date
        May 3, 2012
      • Runtime
        02:01
    • Play Writing Proposals with Tracie Holder - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Writing Proposals with Tracie Holder

      While it is easier than ever to pick up a camera and start shooting a documentary, the groundwork of establishing basic contracts, fundraising, and properly planning a production remains critical to the successful completion and distribution for your film. The focus of this seminar is to review these foundational elements with industry experts and map out how best to get your project off the ground. We will discuss how to set up your company and review the various release forms you’ll need whe...

      • Release date
        May 3, 2012
      • Runtime
        02:22
    • Play Martha Wilson on the Evolution of Performance: From the 70s to the Digital Age - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Martha Wilson on the Evolution of Performance: F...

      Martha Wilson is an artist and the founding director of Franklin Furnace. Wilson’s own work in photography, performance, and video art explores female subjectivity through role-playing, costume transformations, and “invasions” of other people’s personas. She was also a member of DISBAND, an all-female performance group; it is in this context that she developed the character of Alexander M. Plague, Jr., one of several personas (both fictional and real; including that of Barbara Bush) that she h...

      • Release date
        Apr 26, 2012
      • Runtime
        04:07
    • Play Christa Holka on Capturing the Moment of Performance - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Christa Holka on Capturing the Moment of Perform...

      Christa Holka is an American photographer who lives and works in London. Her work mainly uses photography to deal with issues of documenting and archiving the communities in which she exists. In recent years, she has increasingly worked with performance artists, documenting the work of such renowned artists as Vaginal Davis, Lois Weaver, Ron Athey, Carmelita Tropicana, Penny Arcade and many others.

      • Release date
        Apr 26, 2012
      • Runtime
        02:24
    • Play Can Documentaries Change the World: Evaluation and the Ripple Effect - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Can Documentaries Change the World: Evaluation a...

      Can Documentaries Change the World? Assessing, Funding, and Harnessing the Social Impact of Nonfiction Film Sunday, February 12th at 4:00pm, $15. Filmmaker and activist Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl; Everything's Cool), philanthropist and filmmaker Abigail Disney (Pray the Devil Back to Hell), and Debika Shome (The Harmony Institute), in conversation with distributor Caitlin Boyle (Film Sprout), as they explore the promise and potential of documentary to effect social change. Online tickets for t...

      • Release date
        Mar 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        04:07
    • Play Can Documentaries Change the World: Creating a Body of Work - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Can Documentaries Change the World: Creating a B...

      Can Documentaries Change the World? Assessing, Funding, and Harnessing the Social Impact of Nonfiction Film Sunday, February 12th at 4:00pm, $15. Filmmaker and activist Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl; Everything's Cool), philanthropist and filmmaker Abigail Disney (Pray the Devil Back to Hell), and Debika Shome (The Harmony Institute), in conversation with distributor Caitlin Boyle (Film Sprout), as they explore the promise and potential of documentary to effect social change. Online tickets for t...

      • Release date
        Mar 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:29
    • Play Can Documentaries Change the World: Strategy & Collaboration - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Can Documentaries Change the World: Strategy & C...

      Can Documentaries Change the World? Assessing, Funding, and Harnessing the Social Impact of Nonfiction Film Sunday, February 12th at 4:00pm, $15. Filmmaker and activist Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl; Everything's Cool), philanthropist and filmmaker Abigail Disney (Pray the Devil Back to Hell), and Debika Shome (The Harmony Institute), in conversation with distributor Caitlin Boyle (Film Sprout), as they explore the promise and potential of documentary to effect social change. Online tickets for t...

      • Release date
        Mar 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:58
    • Play Can Documentaries Change the World: Outreach & Engagement - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      Can Documentaries Change the World: Outreach & E...

      Can Documentaries Change the World? Assessing, Funding, and Harnessing the Social Impact of Nonfiction Film Sunday, February 12th at 4:00pm, $15. Filmmaker and activist Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl; Everything's Cool), philanthropist and filmmaker Abigail Disney (Pray the Devil Back to Hell), and Debika Shome (The Harmony Institute), in conversation with distributor Caitlin Boyle (Film Sprout), as they explore the promise and potential of documentary to effect social change. Online tickets for t...

      • Release date
        Mar 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        02:37
    • Play DUKE AND BATTERSBY INTERVIEW PREVIEW - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      DUKE AND BATTERSBY INTERVIEW PREVIEW

      A program of three works brought to you by Canadian artists Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby. Duke and Battersby do not shy away from dirty stuff. Or creepy stuff. Or stuff that makes people uncomfortable. You could say that the dirty, the creepy and the uncomfortable are their milieu. The tapes in the program they are showing at UnionDocs deal with, in this order: an ape-human lesbian love affair; why hunting is OK (because we want to get to touch wild animals and they only let us if they’...

      • Release date
        Mar 4, 2011
      • Runtime
        10:04
    • Play DISCUSSION_WITH_ADAM_BHALA_LO - UNIONDOCS on Blip UNIONDOCS episodes on Blip

      DISCUSSION_WITH_ADAM_BHALA_LO

      • Release date
        Oct 6, 2010
      • Runtime
        08:48
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