DocHouse Conversations

What does the current lockdown mean for documentary filmmakers and the documentary community? This week our Programme Associate Carol Nahra welcomes BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, writer and artist Victoria Mapplebeck to discuss how the crisis is affecting her own work. We are living in a digital age and now more than ever filmmakers across the globe are employing lo-fi, DIY filmmaking techniques to stay creative during the lockdown. Hear how Mapplebeck uses the ever changing nature of technology to excavate memories within her films, and to tell personal stories.. For more information on today’s episode, visit our online hub: https://dochouse.org/online/news/filmmaker-spotlight-victoria-mapplebeck-

See what’s on our online hub here: https://dochouse.org/online and find out more about Carol Nahra here: https://dochouse.org/content/about-our-mission

Watch Victoria’s Films Here:

THE WAITING ROOM (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toj9nCf4BaM&feature=emb_title

THE WAITING ROOM VR: https://eastcityfilms.com/the-waiting-room-vr

MISSED CALL (2018): https://victoriamapplebeck.com/films/missed-call/

160 CHARACTERS: (2015): https://victoriamapplebeck.com/films/160-characters/

SMART HEARTS (1999): https://vimeo.com/135119641

Additional Links:

Film London: http://filmlondon.org.uk/

BALTIC Art Gallery: https://baltic.art/

Real Stories Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4XcDBdnZkV6-5z2f16M0g

BAFTA Acceptance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4bTmJd3To

VR: https://www.storyfutures.com/

NOTES ON BLINDNESS (2016): http://www.notesonblindness.co.uk/

John Wakefield Sound: https://johnwakefieldradio.weebly.com/

Rode Mic for smartphone: https://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicme

Arts Council Funding COVID-19: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19

Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/documentaries/

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