Interviews
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Global Environmental Justice: An Award-Winning Educational Documentary Collection
In this interview, Video Librarian talks to Gary Marcuse, the Project Director of the Global Environmental Justice Project and Collection. The collection provides 48 educational documentaries to academic libraries. Read more
Apr 5, 2023
Therese Shechter on Her Empowering Documentary My So-Called Selfish Life
My So-Called Selfish Life is about the choice to be childless that libraries need to add to their collections for there is truly nothing like it. The documentary offers powerful opportunities for discussion and thoughtfulness around being a parent. Read more
Jan 17, 2023
Canva
Making Educational Films for Museums, Science Centers, Zoos, and Aquariums
A guide for filmmakers and programmers looking to host a public screening of educational films in museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums. Read more
Oct 29, 2022
Kandoo Films
Everybody Dance Documentary Spotlights Dancers with Disabilities
The heartfelt documentary Everybody Dance follows six children with different disabilities as they prepare for a very special recital performance. In this interview, director Dan Watts discusses his connection to dance, education, and more. Read more
Oct 5, 2022
Iram Parveen Bilal on I’ll Meet You There: A Search for Muslim Identity
“If you are putting our film in your library,” Bilal continues, “that is something you will find in this film: nuances as the film explores the experiences of a Muslim cop and a teenage ballerina.” Read more
Aug 26, 2022
Netflix
Interview with Crip Camp Documentary Filmmaker Jim LeBrecht
What Crip Camp demonstrates is that when people who have lived an experience are a part of the filmmaking process, authenticity in storytelling comes easily and you can feel and see that in the final result. Read more
Oct 28, 2021
Tim Trumble/AZ Opera
Director Kristin Atwell Ford Explores the Unique World of Western Opera
The documentary, Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera, makes evident that the art form of opera can powerfully amplify a classic frontier tale. Read more
Sep 13, 2021
Stavroula Toska on Her History Documentary Beneath the Olive Tree
Beneath the Olive Tree documents the untold stories of a group of women wrongfully imprisoned during the Greek Civil War. In this interview, Stavroula Toska touches on the empowering experience of women working together through trauma. Read more
Mar 14, 2022
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How Librarians and Teachers Can Collaborate
School librarians, or library media specialists, must be valued in this age of disinformation, advanced technologies, new media formats, and the urgency to develop new literacies. Read more
Jun 14, 2022
Q&A with Wes Hurley on Autobiography Potato Dreams of America
In this interview, Potato Dreams of America director Wes Hurley discusses the choice to embrace style and his continuing faith in both humanity and cinema. Read more
Apr 1, 2022
Director Sue Kim on Rubik's Cube Documentary: Speed Cubers
A discussion on Sue Kim's Rubik's cube documentary, Speed Cubers. The film covers the themes of male bonding, math, and chasing your dreams. Consider adding this film to your math film collection for young adult library programming. Read more
Apr 12, 2022
Pragda Celebrates 10 Years of Spanish Film Club
One of Pragda's educational initiatives, the Spanish Film Club offers grants to organize Ibero American film festivals at university campuses worldwide, enriching students’ visions on the continent and its languages. Read more
Mar 21, 2022
Shudder
Director Jeremiah Kipp on His Horror Movie Slapface
Filmmakers of various backgrounds are using the horror genre as a platform to discuss a wide array of social issues and Jeremiah Kipp has proven that he deserves to be a prominent voice in the conversation. Read more
Mar 8, 2022
