2006 festival

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panels & workshops

Each year we create several panels to further discussion on timely ideas. Workshops are designed to generate talk about elements of documentary filmmaking. We invite filmmakers and influential thinkers from all over the world to participate in our panels and workshops.

In Transit

Presented in association with DocuClub.
Directed by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III and Louis Abelman.
In Transit is a film that documents the lives of rape survivors in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (RD Congo) as they work with medical staff and counselors to regain their health and dignity. Since the war broke out in 1998, Mama Jeanne Banyere, a women's health counselor, has made regular trips into rebel-held Masisi Territory. Her mission is to locate women in need of care for rape-inflicted injuries and convince them to seek treatment. She takes them to DOCS hospital, a refuge from the war and the only facility in the region capable of treating their conditions. There are over 100 women at the DOCS facility undergoing treatment. In Transit brings this story to the forefront as it spotlights the life of one young Congolese woman, Lumoo, and the group of women who work to heal her.
Sunday, April 9, 2006 / Durham Arts Council / 3:45pm

Distribution: Let Us Count the Ways

Sponsored by IndiePix.
No longer limited to traditional theatrical exposure, this panel explores the multitude of ways filmmakers can distribute and exhibit their work — sometimes all at once! Simultaneous theater, DVD, video and home cable releases have the potential to reach more people than ever, but may also threaten the traditional studio release system. The platforms of distribution now include downloadable films to computer and mobile systems. Industry leaders come together to assess the impact of new technologies and distribution strategies and share their experiences in the high-speed marketplace.
Panelists include: Nancy Abraham (HBO), James Ackerman (ClickStar), Bob Alexander (IndiePix), Nancy Dubuc (A&E), Diana Holtzberg (Films Transit), Dan Katz (THINKFilm) and Liesl Kopland (Cinetic Media).
Saturday, April 8, 2006 / Durham Arts Council / 10:00am

Class Symposium

TimesTalks, The New York Times Speaker Series
An extension of our curated program, this panel provides further conversation about the portrayal of class in America and the documentarian's responsibility to this critical issue. Journalists, filmmakers and political activists come together to explore how class has reemerged as a pressing national concern and the role documentaries play in the agitation and education of the collective national imaginary.
Moderated by: Tom Kuntz (The New York Times).
Panelists include: St. Clair Bourne (Guest Curator, "Class in America"), Linda Goode Bryant (Flag Wars), Julia Gustafson (Desire), Jamie Johnson (Born Rich), Joseph Jordan (University of North Carolina), Janny Scott (The New York Times) and Rebecca Snedeker (By Invitation Only).
Friday, April 7, 2006 / Durham Arts Council / 10:00am

The Katrina Experience

How do filmmakers deal with and make sense of tragedy? What is the intention and purpose behind filmmaking in times of crisis? An addition to our Southern Sidebar Series, this panel offers a forum for filmmakers to discuss the challenges of documenting Katrina and the motivation behind each of their stories. This conversation explores the first work to come out of New Orleans.
Moderated by: Richard Hart (Executive Editor, The Independent Weekly).
Panelists include: Neil Alexander (An Eye in the Storm), Amir Bar-Lev (New Orleans Furlough), Matthew Buzzell (Putting the River in Reverse), Laszlo Fulop (Tim's Island), Alex LeMay (Desert Bayou), Paola Mendoza (Still Standing) and Colleen O'Halloran (To Be Continued: The Story of the TBC Brass Band).
Friday, April 7, 2006 / Durham Arts Council / 12:45pm

Academy Workshop

Aimed at demystification, this workshop offers a look at the Academy Documentary Branch and the Academy Award® process in general. Academy Documentary Branch Governor Freida Lee Mock will lead a discussion explaining the Academy as it pertains to documentary filmmakers. Hear about the 79th Academy Awards rules, the screening and nomination process, the Academy Documentary Branch, membership, preservation of documentaries and more.
Sunday, April 9, 2006 / Cinema Two / 10:00am

Alpha Cine Tape to Film Demo

Please join Alpha Cine Labs for a special presentation of digital to 35mm. Learn how you can transfer your digital video to 35mm. Showcasing all digital formats from mini-DV, Digital Beta, HD, S16mm and 35mm 2K scans. Featured clips include: Iraq in Fragments, Boys of Baraka, and Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt, Ballets Russes, Born Into Brothels.
Saturday, April 8, 2006 / Cinema Two/ 11:30am

Full Frame is pleased to feature panels in conjunction with the following films:

Terry Sanford and the New South

Sponsored by Thirteen/WNET New York, UNC-TV, Duke University and The Center for Documentary Studies
Moderated by: Judy Woodruff (broadcast journalist and former CNN Anchor).
Panelists include: Hodding Carter III (University Professor of Leadership and Public Policy; Former President and CEO of the Knight Foundation), Al Hunt (Bloomberg News Executive Editor, Washington), Dan Blue (Former North Carolina Representative), Thomas Lennon (filmmaker) and The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr. (Governor of North Carolina,1977-1985, 1993-2001).
Sunday, April 9, 2006 / Fletcher Hall / 3:30pm

Thin

Presented by the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderated by: Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., FAED (William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, UNC).
Panelists include: Ruth Striegel-Moore, Ph.D., FAED (Professor and Chair of Psychology at Wesleyan University), Maria C. La Via, M.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UNC Chapel Hill), Jennifer McLamb, MSW, LCSW (anorexia survivor, clinical social worker) and RJ Cutler (Thin Producer).
Saturday, April 8, 2006 / Fletcher Hall / 11:30am

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

Moderated by: Christine Mumma (Executive Director of N.C. Commission on Actual Innocence and of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence).
Panelists include: Darryl Hunt (Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom & Justice), Justice I. Beverly Lake, Jr. (Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina and founder and current member of the N.C. Commission on Actual Innocence), Larry Little (Professor of Political Science, Winston-Salem State University, founder of Hunt Defense Fund), Mark Rabil (defense attorney for Darryl Hunt), Ricki Stern (filmmaker), Annie Sundberg (filmmaker) and Phoebe Zerwick (reporter, Winston-Salem Journal).
Saturday, April 8, 2006 / Civic Center / 3:45pm

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