Continuing Education Online
Explore new approaches to filmmaking and research in our remaining summer Continuing Education courses — all online.
From Idea to Release: Navigating the Contemporary Film Ecosystem Starting July 1 with Rajee Samarasinghe
Exploring Your Family History through Oral History Starting July 7 with Kathryn Wall
How to Make Movies at the End of the World: Spiritual Guidance for Creative Artists Starting July 14 with Resita Cox
Image: Continuing Education students complete a filmmaking course with Resita Cox. Photo by DaManuel Richardson
Continuing Education Spotlight
One of our upcoming summer courses:
How to Make Movies at the End of the World: Spiritual Guidance for Creative Artists
Explore a different approach to filmmaking rooted in stillness, intention, and collective care in this six-week online course led by Emmy-winning filmmaker Resita Cox. Through guided inquiry, mentorship, and practical tools, you’ll clarify your filmmaking ethos, develop a film philosophy, and reimagine how your work lives in the world.
Tuesdays, July 14–Aug. 18, 6–8 p.m. ET
Remembering Robert Coles
Photographer Alex Harris reflects on the life and legacy of Robert Coles — the late child psychiatrist and pioneering documentarian.
Writing about their decades-long collaboration, Harris recalls Coles’s commitment to listening to children and his belief that meaningful storytelling begins with attention, care, and presence.
“Looking at these pictures again, I can imagine Coles’s lifetime of listening to and engaging with children, both the joys and the burdens of that life. He opened the doors, for me, to a life of the mind and eye.”
Coles and Harris, along with William Chafe and Iris Tillman Hill, cofounded CDS in 1989.
Program Spotlights
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
A premier showcase for nonfiction cinema, the 28th annual event runs April 16–19 and will screen dozens of groundbreaking documentaries.
Doc+ Summer Program
The newest summer “plus” program at Duke offers undergraduate students hands-on experience working on real-world documentary projects.
Literacy Through Photography
LTP continues its decades-long work with Durham Public Schools, connecting picture-making with writing and critical thinking.
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