{"product_id":"a-guide-to-short-documentary-filmmaking-creating-artful-short-documentary-films-paperback-1","title":"A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking: Creating Artful Short Documentary Films - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamie Meltzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing examples and hard-earned experiences from the Author's courses and lectures at the esteemed MFA in Documentary Film Program at Stanford University, this book explores what is unique about the short-form documentary and guides the reader through the process - from ideation to completion and distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Jamie Meltzer teaches in the M.F.A. Program in Documentary Film at Standford University. His feature documentary films have been broadcast nationally on PBS and have screened at numerous film festivals worldwide. \u003ci\u003eShifted Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e, a documentary feature in production, presents a mosaic of stories depicting the environmental, cultural, and psychological landscapes of California amidst the ongoing climate crisis. His short documentary \u003ci\u003enot even for a moment do things stand still\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at SXSW in March 2022, winning a Special Jury Mention in Visual Reflection. The film provides an observational glimpse into a COVID-19 art installation, dropping into intimate moments of people honoring their loved ones, and interrogating the role of mourning and closure during an unfolding tragedy. It was published as a New York Times Op-Doc in April 2022. \u003ci\u003eHuntsville Station, \u003c\/i\u003ea short documentary film directed with Chris Filippone, was featured as a New York Times Op-Docs and premiered at Berlinale and SXSW in 2020. The film observes the scene at a bus station, where dozens of inmates just released on parole take in their first moments of freedom before taking the bus home.\u003ci\u003e True Conviction \u003c\/i\u003e(broadcast on Independent Lens in May 2018)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea co-production of ITVS and the recipient of a Sundance Institute grant and a MacArthur grant, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it received a Special Jury Mention in the Best Documentary Feature category. \u003ci\u003eInformant (\u003c\/i\u003e2012), about a revolutionary activist turned FBI informant, was released in theaters in 2013 by Music Box Films. Previous films include \u003ci\u003eOff the Charts: The Song-Poem Story \u003c\/i\u003e(Independent Lens, 2003), about the shadowy world of song-poems, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Nollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (PBS Broadcast, 2007), an investigation into the wildly successful Nigerian movie industry, and\u003ci\u003e La Caminata\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), a short film about a small town in Mexico that runs a simulated border crossing as a tourist attraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577253445853,"sku":"9781032603865","price":112.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/2fpZdWFRw59781032603865_9572b186-cea2-4a37-835b-1a991ec3f5c9.webp?v=1773476143","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-guide-to-short-documentary-filmmaking-creating-artful-short-documentary-films-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}