Sports Documentary

Catalog description

Sports documentaries have a long legacy of excellent storytelling that is used to discuss deep rooted social problems by adding emotional and dramatic power. This class will examine themes ranging from climate change, identity, domestic abuse, institutional cover ups, and systemic racism, to the intersection of sports, crime, and politics. We will discuss the mechanisms used in sports documentary storytelling to explore different traditions in documentary filmmaking as a whole. Screenings and readings will reinforce practice exercises towards the production of your own documentary. 001764