MIT's Open Documentary Lab brings technologists, storytellers, and scholars together to advance the new arts of documentary. opendoclab.mit.edu
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21 Dec 2023
Dive into the moments that made our recent retreat unforgettable! 📸 Click the link to relive the excitement and camaraderie. #MIT #OpenDocumentaryLab #MemoriesMad
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5 Nov 2023
🌟 News Alert! 🌟 We want to shout out to our partner, @DocLab , for yet again another eye opening and bold exhibit.
Get your tickets now festival.idfa.nl/en/festival…
See you there! #IDFADocLab #ImmersiveNonFiction #XR #Innovation #ImmersiveExperience
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26 Oct 2023
The Pretty Wild Fellowship - presented by our friends at @camdeniff @yeticoolers and Little Monster Films - is accepting applications for the inaugural cohort. Apply by November 20!
Link button: pointsnorthinstitute.org/art…
13 Oct 2023
FILMMAKERS: We're looking for short documentary films that give fresh perspectives on the outdoors.
$50K USD - two creative retreats - Presented in partnership with @YETICoolers and Little Monster Films.
Learn more: pointsnorthinstitute.org/art…
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12 Oct 2023
Congratulations to director and OpenDocLab alum @rodriguezsand02 and technical director and OpenDocLab alum @csbishopfilm for their thought-provoking, playful and reassuring collaborative VR project, Chom5ky vs Chomsky. Now showing at the @NFB_AI in Montreal. It's worth a trip!
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5 Oct 2023
We are pleased to announce that our @cocreationstudio will host an unmissable livestream keynote from ScanLAB sharing their most recent project Framerat

! Register here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/register…
#climate #cocreationstudio #WORLDING #unity #documentary #MIT #gameengine
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3 Oct 2023
We're excited to introduce our new cohort of fellows joining our lab and studio community. Check out the talented fellows at opendoclab.mit.edu/announcin…
For a full list of 2023-2024 fellows, including our returning fellows, visit: opendoclab.mit.edu/people/
#MITODLFellows
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23 Jul 2023
@i_docs @opendoclab @ Cfp for conference on web-based interactive documentary in Lucerne: bit.ly/3Q2pk9k Abstracts due by 31st October, conference will be held next February. As a project partner, I'm certainly planning to be there!
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20 Jul 2023
The #VeniceImmersive 2023 selection has been announced with 44 projects from 25 countries totaling 21 hours, as well as 24 worlds in the Worlds Gallery.
It looks AMAZING
Here's a cheat sheet that lists the 28 projects in competition, 10 Best Of, 6 Biennale College, & 24 Worlds🧵
ALT Graphic of all of the 44 projects and 24 worlds selected for Venice Immersive 2023.
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21 Jul 2023
Electric South currently has a call open for our next New Dimensions Lab. This is a very special lab for African artists from any discipline who want to explore XR.
Deadline to apply 7th August!
electricsouth.org/open-call-…
12 Jul 2023
🚨 OPEN CALL 🚨
Now in its 6th edition, the New Dimensions Lab brings together 12 diverse interdisciplinary African artists to develop stories told through creative technology alongside leading industry mentors.
To apply check out our website! electricsouth.org/
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Our NAI survey is closing on July 31. Taking the survey lets us collect data to let funders know the best way to support you as a disabled media maker. As a token of appreciation for taking the Survey, IDA will provide a complimentary Doc Lover Membership! documentary.org/nonfiction-a…
ALT Graphic for Nonfiction Media Makers with Disabilities Survey
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Tomorrow! Join us for this #DisabilityPrideMonth interactive workshop. Register now. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
ALT Navy blue flier for IDA member hours: Show and Tell | Disability Pride Month with thai Lu. Join artist thai Lu in an interactive, sensory, 60-minute workshop where participants will co-create new relationships with their clothing and think about the sensorial worlds and disabled knowledge that emerge from them. If disability or neurodivergence resonates with your experience, or you want to participate & celebrate Disability Pride Month, please attend! Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM PT. Virtual on Zoom.
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20 Jul 2023
Our fellow @MiladMozari will present his project, Bridging the Gap, this evening ✨ Learn more: opendoclab.mit.edu/presents/…
20 Jul 2023
It's Day 3 of #G4C2023 and the #XR4C Summit has begun!
We're taking a deep dive into XR & emerging technology for social impact while exploring the opportunities and challenges that will shape the future.
Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/3oNOmOp
Stream đź“· bit.ly/G4C2023-Stream
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18 Jul 2023
Great discussion on how people across different continents are working of games for change project
-Many forms with the same end goal!
#G4C2023
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19 Jul 2023
Super excited to see our fellow, Max, present his work on gaming against slavery at #G4C2023
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15 Jul 2023
Our @WKUInnovation Campus Collaborative SmartSpace members organized a gathering in the storytelling room with @MIT @opendoclab , @wku scholar, and African-American Folklorist Founder Lamont “Jack” Pearley this afternoon...
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12 Jul 2023
✨Our exhibition has been extended through 8/23! Come on by!
Aberturas, a solo exhibition by artist @marisa_jahn (SMVisS ’07) and architect @segal_rafi, brings focus to the aesthetic language characterizing the collaborative duo’s socially engaged, civic scale projects. On view thru 7/15 at Sapar Contemporary, NYC buff.ly/46qtLAj
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30 Jun 2023
Always great to see our alumni out doing incredible things in the field! 🙂
Meet Abby Sun, our Director of Artist Programs and Editor of 'Documentary' magazine. She has served on festival juries for Hot Docs, Dokufest, Palm Springs, & CAAMfest, plus nominating committees for the Gotham Awards & Cinema Eye. Learn more about Abby: documentary.org/staff/abby-s…
ALT Flyer for IDA Meet the Team campaign. Meet Abby Sun. Director of Artist Programs. Image of a woman of Asian descent, sitting in a brown chair on a stage with her hair in a messy bun, wearing a black jacket, shirt, and pants.
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29 Jun 2023
Starting in just a few minutes!
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