Celebrating Emerging Documentary Voices
This spring, five Duke students earned their Certificate in Documentary Studies and completed powerful capstone projects. Their work — spanning photography, film, zines and oral history — explores themes ranging from memory and loss to the beauty of everyday life.
Their projects debuted at the CDS Spring Celebration as part of a larger exhibition of emerging documentary work. Kudos to Grace "Gi" Chun, Ella Davis, Jasmin Riley, Harriet Throsby and Lauren Valle!
Image: Interior of 믿음, 소망, 사랑 (Faith, Hope, Love) — a risograph zine by Grace "Gi" Chun reflecting on familial love and grief.
This spring, five Duke students earned their Certificate in Documentary Studies and completed powerful capstone projects. Their work — spanning photography, film, zines and oral history — explores themes ranging from memory and loss to the beauty of everyday life.
Their projects debuted at the CDS Spring Celebration as part of a larger exhibition of emerging documentary work. Kudos to Grace "Gi" Chun, Ella Davis, Jasmin Riley, Harriet Throsby and Lauren Valle!
Image: Interior of 믿음, 소망, 사랑 (Faith, Hope, Love) — a risograph zine by Grace "Gi" Chun reflecting on familial love and grief.
Featured Courses
Featured Course
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Full Frame, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies, is one of the world’s premiere showcases for nonfiction cinema. This year the festival will take place April 3-6, 2025, and will screen dozens of groundbreaking new documentaries. Passes are on sale now!
Program Spotlights
Literacy Through Photography
LTP continues its decades-long work with Durham Public Schools, connecting picture-making with writing and critical thinking.
DocX Initiative
DocX is driven by what documentary artists need to make their work most resonant in the world. The latest offering is the DocX Residency–Another World is Possible.
Lehman Brady Professorship
The Center for Documentary Studies coordinates a visiting professorship in documentary studies and American studies at Duke and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
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