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The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is a one-year program for a
select group of 12 emerging media artists from the US and abroad. Based in
one of NYC's most exciting neighborhoods, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, CoLAB
offers a platform for exploring contemporary approaches to the documentary
arts and a process for developing a collaborative project. Key benefits
include:
- Regular master classes with visiting artists and
industry experts.
- A structured environment for research and
experimentation.
- Mentoring and critique on the production of
original work.
- Weekly seminars, screenings, and other public
programs at UnionDocs.
- Exhibition opportunities for the year's
collaborative project.
In a recent article in The New York
Times, film scholar Scott MacDonald remarked, "UnionDocs has a healthy
sense that the older definitions of what constitutes 'experimental' cinema
and what constitutes 'documentary' are up for grabs." Thus, CoLAB
represents a new and alternative fellowship model, offering affordable
residency and visa support for six participants coming from abroad and an
equal number of spots for local participants. The fees for the program are
intended to be as low as possible, and while participants are asked to make
the UDC their primary creative focus, the schedule does accommodate
full-time or freelance work. Rather than applying with a project proposal
or rough cut, all participants are selected on the basis of previous work
and develop new proposals through the program.
The UnionDocs
CoLAB has presented original work at premier venues such as MoMA's
Documentary Fortnight; the Harvard Film Archive; the Visible Evidence
Conference; Camden International Film Festival; Hot Docs; The
Volksbühne, Berlin; and other venues. The Brooklyn Rail summed
it up with the title of their feature article: "UnionDocs Brings Auteurs
Together."
UnionDocs is a Center for Documentary Art that
generates and shares big ideas. We bring together a diverse community of
experimental media-makers, dedicated journalists, critical thinkers, and
local partners on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience,
practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the
future.
UnionDocs
322 Union Ave,
Brooklyn NY 11211
www.uniondocs.org
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