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Documentary Outreach - Service Learning for Storytellers
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Actuality Abroad's Documentary Outreach is a month-long immersive filmmaking workshop where you learn documentary production, ethical storytelling, and responsible travel. We work in partnership with locally led nonprofit organizations or social enterprises to tell stories that support the community work of changemakers. Students work together in creative crews to produce short documentary films....
Actuality Abroad's Documentary Outreach is a month-long immersive filmmaking workshop where you learn documentary production, ethical storytelling, and responsible travel. We work in partnership with locally led nonprofit organizations or social enterprises to tell stories that support the community work of changemakers. Students work together in creative crews to produce short documentary films. In every location, we focus on stories about changemakers working to solve social or environmental problems in their community. Each serving as a Producer, Director, Cinematographer, or Editor, our crews collaborate to make a short documentary film in four weeks. The program goal is for crews to learn a reliable, replicable production process that they can continually leverage to tell engaging ...
Program Highlights
Get career-building experience and add to your portfolio/reel by producing a short documentary film entirely on location.
Receive instruction and mentorship in documentary storytelling from an expert Actuality Field Guide producer.
Collaborate with a local changemaker and contribute your talents as a mediamaker to help amplify their work and wisdom.
Become part of a community of adventurous storytellers all who are dedicated to telling stories that matter.
Experience meaningful, purposeful, responsible travel by learning to become a 'citizen storyteller.'
Quick Details
- Guatemala
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Summer
- Winter
- Anthropology
- Communications
- Culture See more
- All Nationalities
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Total Reviews
Great work experience
December 15, 2019by: Noelle Rivas - FranceProgram: Documentary Outreach - Service Learning for StorytellersIt's an excellent opportunity to make a short film in Less than a month. We learn to work with a team successfully that we had never met. We ended up making a good movie despite the problems that we encountered, and it became fun and straightforward. Overall it was great. I sincerely recommended it.
We are glad that you had such a good experience and would recommend it to others. Of course problems always arise when making films abroad (and making films in general - a big portion of film production is solving problems) and we're glad we equipped your crew with the skills they needed to succeed!
Madeleine's Actuality Media review
September 25, 2019by: Madeleine - United StatesProgram: Documentary Outreach - Service Learning for StorytellersMy experience with Actuality Media was not what I expected - but what I hoped for. As a relative novice to documentary filmmaking, it was hard, stressful and frustrating work, but making a film with three other incredibly talented and intelligent women was so rewarding and an incredible learning experience. Also shout out to our incredible production supervisors who I would not have gotten through editing week without!
We are very glad you had such a good experience traveling with us! Our Production Supervisors certainly are incredible, and so is the film that your crew made!
Samuel’s review
September 20, 2019by: SamuelSamuel - United StatesProgram: Documentary Outreach - Service Learning for StorytellersThis trip was invaluable to me. Someone coming from a non-film school background, I didn’t have a lot in the way of technical film production education. However, after this trip I feel much more well educated, and gained experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my career.
Program Details
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Locations
- Guatemala
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Types and Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Anthropology
- Communications
- Culture
Availability
Years Offered: 2025, 2026, 2027
- Summer
- Winter
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
All Nationalities
This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Group
Cost per week
Program Cost Includes
- Tuition & Fees
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- Some Program Activity Costs
- Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
Accommodation Options
- Guest House
Qualifications & Experience
- English
Language Skills Required
- University 5th Year or More
- University Senior (4th Year)
Accepted Education Levels
Application Procedures
- Online Application
- Phone/Video Interview
- Written Application
- Other
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