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New Faculty Lecture Series: Charlene Gilbert, "Through the Lens Darkly:  Feminist Practice and Documentary Filmmaking"

Charlene Gilbert Public Lecture
March 6, 2015
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Derby Hall 080

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Add to Calendar 2015-03-06 16:00:00 2015-03-06 18:00:00 New Faculty Lecture Series: Charlene Gilbert, "Through the Lens Darkly:  Feminist Practice and Documentary Filmmaking" In this lecture, Gilbert will discuss the ways in which feminist practice and theory have both informed and transformed her documentary work.  Using her documentary Film, Homecoming: Sometimes I am haunted by memories of red dirt and clay, Gilbert will share her reflections on how the filmic process, both in front of and behind the camera, was shaped by her priorities as a feminist filmmaker.  In addition, Gilbert will discuss the ethical questions that complicate the use of oral history in documentary production and the creative decisions that were uniquely related to her feminist worldview. Charlene Gilbert is a professor in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University.  For the past 18 years Gilbert has been an independent documentary filmmaker, teacher and scholar. She is a national producer for public television and her current projects include an experimental documentary project on the institutionalization of people with disabilities. As an independent documentary filmmaker, Charlene Gilbert has produced two award-winning feature documentaries and several short non-fiction films. Her first feature documentary film, Homecoming Sometimes I am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay, premiered nationally on PBS and won several national awards include the NBPC (1999) and Paul Robeson (2000) Awards for Best Documentary. Ms. Gilbert also co-authored, with Quinn Eli, a companion book to the film, entitled Homecoming: The Story of African American Farmers, published by Beacon Press. Her documentary, Children Will Listen, which followed children from DC public schools engaged in a year-long theater arts project, premiered at the 2004 AFI Silverdocs Documentary Festival and had its national primetime PBS broadcast premiere in the fall of 2004. Her films and videos have been screened in numerous international and national festivals including the Women in the Director's Chair Festival, the Chicago International Television Festival, FESPACO, the Athens International Film and Video Festival, and the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. Derby Hall 080 Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies wgss@osu.edu America/New_York public

In this lecture, Gilbert will discuss the ways in which feminist practice and theory have both informed and transformed her documentary work.  Using her documentary Film, Homecoming: Sometimes I am haunted by memories of red dirt and clay, Gilbert will share her reflections on how the filmic process, both in front of and behind the camera, was shaped by her priorities as a feminist filmmaker.  In addition, Gilbert will discuss the ethical questions that complicate the use of oral history in documentary production and the creative decisions that were uniquely related to her feminist worldview. Charlene Gilbert is a professor in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University.  For the past 18 years Gilbert has been an independent documentary filmmaker, teacher and scholar. She is a national producer for public television and her current projects include an experimental documentary project on the institutionalization of people with disabilities. 

As an independent documentary filmmaker, Charlene Gilbert has produced two award-winning feature documentaries and several short non-fiction films. Her first feature documentary film, Homecoming Sometimes I am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay, premiered nationally on PBS and won several national awards include the NBPC (1999) and Paul Robeson (2000) Awards for Best Documentary. Ms. Gilbert also co-authored, with Quinn Eli, a companion book to the film, entitled Homecoming: The Story of African American Farmers, published by Beacon Press. Her documentary, Children Will Listen, which followed children from DC public schools engaged in a year-long theater arts project, premiered at the 2004 AFI Silverdocs Documentary Festival and had its national primetime PBS broadcast premiere in the fall of 2004. Her films and videos have been screened in numerous international and national festivals including the Women in the Director's Chair Festival, the Chicago International Television Festival, FESPACO, the Athens International Film and Video Festival, and the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema.