Storytellers'
Institute
Founded in 2014,
the annual MDOCS Storytellers’ Institute
is a five-week residency hosted at Skidmore College.
For the month of June, the Institute welcomes its Fellows to work on independent projects and engage in a community of thinkers and makers.
The institute brings together professional documentary practitioners (Visiting Fellows), Skidmore College students and faculty/staff members(Skidmore Fellows Fellows), and regional community makers already participating in the MDOCS Co-Creation Initiative (Regional Fellows).
This is a unique opportunity to have a focused period of dedicated time to develop a non-fiction project, with the inspiration of a community who are pursuing similar questions and ideas in the beautiful setting of Saratoga Springs.
All Fellows are competitively selected and work in a range of documentary mediums and practices including performance, video, film, photo, audio, written word, etc.
The institute brings together professional documentary practitioners (Visiting Fellows), Skidmore College students and faculty/staff members(Skidmore Fellows Fellows), and regional community makers already participating in the MDOCS Co-Creation Initiative (Regional Fellows).
This is a unique opportunity to have a focused period of dedicated time to develop a non-fiction project, with the inspiration of a community who are pursuing similar questions and ideas in the beautiful setting of Saratoga Springs.
All Fellows are competitively selected and work in a range of documentary mediums and practices including performance, video, film, photo, audio, written word, etc.
What is offered:
+ Stipend
+ Room & Board (Student and Professionals Only)
+Access to Equipment
+Access to Production Space
+ Travel Stipend (Professionals Only)
+ Time
+ Community
Hover-over to see what is expected!
+ Room & Board (Student and Professionals Only)
+Access to Equipment
+Access to Production Space
+ Travel Stipend (Professionals Only)
+ Time
+ Community
Hover-over to see what is expected!
What is expected:
+ Participation in community events
+ Serious commitment to your practice and moving a project forward
+ Curiosity
+ Generosity
+ Respect of others
+ Serious commitment to your practice and moving a project forward
+ Curiosity
+ Generosity
+ Respect of others
2024
Storytellers' Institute Fellows
Brian Vergara '24, Skidmore Student
Gabrielle Paisner '24, Skidmore Student
Kayla Moody '25, Skidmore Student
May Braaten '24, Skidmore Student
Patricia Amouzgar '24, Skidmore Student
Quan Zhou, Visiting Fellow
Zack Marcial Garlitos, Visiting Fellow
Isabella Vargas, Visiting Fellow
Juliet Hinely, Visiting Fellow
Carla Hamilton '24, Skidmore Student
Quarius Lucas, Regional Community Fellow
Mary Kate Donovan, Faculty Fellow
Information For Skidmore Student Documentarians
Apply by October 13th
Information For Professional Documentarians
Apply Before November 12th
Faculty/Staff and Regional Fellows
Regional and Faculty/Staff fellows
are invited to participate by MDOCS staff each year.
If you are a Skidmore Faculty/ Staff member or an MDOCS CCI partner
and are interested in learning more about the Storytellers' Institute,
please
are invited to participate by MDOCS staff each year.
If you are a Skidmore Faculty/ Staff member or an MDOCS CCI partner
and are interested in learning more about the Storytellers' Institute,
please
“Working with the Visiting Fellows was intimidating at first, then we became not only fellow creators, but very good friends.”
--- Sarah Maacha, Student Fellow ’19
“My work has intersected with the work of other fellows in surprising and often beautiful ways. I’ve started thinking about myself and my performance work in a fundamentally different way as a result of this month, and I can’t wait to go even further into these new projects and bring new perspectives to old projects.” --- Micaela Blei, Visiting Fellow ’19
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