_Harsh Wonder: The Mystery & Reality of Being Alive

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by Wendy Levy

I think a lot about this Mary Oliver quote: “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt…

_Tablet-ready Interactive Docs

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by Chris Dymond

Tablets provide a visually beautiful and rich experience that brings audiences closer to the material, make it easy to engage with deeper…

_Collective Wisdom

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by Co-Creation Studio

The Co-Creation studio at the MIT Open Documentary Lab published Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media within Communities, across Disciplines…

_The Visceral Web

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by Elaine McMillion Sheldon

The web can often feel cold, distant and anonymous, but these projects triggered a response from me. Whether emotionally or physically,…

_Mapping the Intersection of Two Cultures: Interactive Documentary and Digital Journalism

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by MIT Open Documentary Lab

The projects on this playlist mark the convergence of interactive documentary and digital journalism; two forms that, despite their distinctive…

_In Search of Truth

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by Kamal Sinclair

I’m fascinated by the relationship of “point-of-view” to our understanding of truth. I’m amazed by how vehemently we hold on to…

_The New Visual Documentary

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by Liza Faktor

The new visual documentary is different from what already exists in the well-defined editorial, film, broadcasting, and art contexts, both…

_Spatial memories in Latin America

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by Diego Cerna Aragon

This playlist collects Latin American media projects that explore the spatial dimensions of memories.

_Let’s play with documentary!

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by Cédric Mal

Since the very beginning of cinema, documentary has played. With its characters (Nanook of the North), with reality (all modern mixes between…

_Confinement

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by MIT Open Documentary Lab

Here are projects that utilize new media techniques and technologies to explore themes of social confinement and isolation.

_Setting a Cultural Stage for Social Impact

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by Lina Srivastava

They use their art to create avenues for political and social framing, empathy and change, or direct action. And they set a cultural stage…

_Let’s Not Forget the Climate Crisis

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by MIT Open Documentary Lab

Here are exemplar projects using innovative media approaches bringing the urgency of climate change into our everyday lives.

_Pushing Boundaries

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by AIR

Independent talent and public media drive innovative storytelling. As we’ve seen at AIR where we work with creative independent multimedia…

_Energy, Economy and Culture

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by Patricia Aufderheide

Can interactive docs bring social issues alive differently and in ways that more directly make connections for users between their own lives…

_Ingrid’s Picks

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by Ingrid Kopp

Ingrid Kopp, Director of Digital Initiatives at the Tribeca Film Institute, shares some of her favorite interactive works, from early influences…