Documentary Journalism
Murray Center student film to feature at True/False Film Fest, alums continue to find success
The Missouri School of Journalism’s documentary journalism program is off to a roaring start this year The Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has had its share of success stories in its first decade at the Missouri School of Journalism, but 2024 has seen another milestone reached: for the first time, a capstone film … Continued
Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival to feature 15 films from documentary journalism students on May 12
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 3, 2023) — The seventh annual Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival is set for Friday, May 12, at the Missouri Theatre in downtown Columbia. The festival will feature free screenings of fifteen short documentary films directed by students in the Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for … Continued
Before True/False Film Fest, ‘Based on a True Story’ conference brings filmmakers to Missouri School of Journalism for hands-on conference
Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism Filmmaker in Chief Robert Greene moderates a panel during the Based on a True Story Conference in Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute on March 5, 2020. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 23, 2023) — Based on a True Story (BOATS), an annual three-day conference featuring … Continued
Murray Center for Documentary Journalism welcomes Sebastián Martínez Valdivia as supervising producer
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2022) — Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, who has worked as a health reporter and documentary filmmaker at KBIA-FM since 2018, has been named supervising producer and assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. Martínez Valdivia joins Filmmaker-in-chief Robert Greene in co-leadership … Continued
Journalism students benefit from insider opportunities as Murray Center for Documentary Journalism gains prominence in industry
Robert Greene, left, filmmaker-in-chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism,and Stacey Woelfel, director of the Murray Center. By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 15, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has been named one of the best film schools in the nation by Moviemaker … Continued
Documentary Journalism students premiere their films at Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival on May 12
The films are the culmination of more than one year of work Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2022) — The sixth annual Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival is taking place on Thursday, May 12 at the historic Missouri Theater in downtown Columbia, Mo. There films are screening in three blocks at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and … Continued
‘Based on a True Story’ documentary film conference kicks off March 2
A still from Reid Davenport’s I Didn’t See You There, one of the filmsfeatured in the upcoming “Based on a True Story” conference. Hosted by the Missouri School of Journalism and the Reynolds Journalism Institute, the conference’s 10th anniversary will feature acclaimed filmmakers and film industry experts By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2022) … Continued
Critics call film from Missouri School of Journalism filmmaker-in-chief one of the best of 2021
Production of “Procession” featured School of Journalism students in technical roles; the film has been named to the Oscars shortlist By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 22, 2021) — In September, Netflix announced that they had acquired “Procession,” a documentary film directed by Missouri School of Journalism associate professor Robert Greene. The film, which included … Continued
Documentary Journalism program sees flurry of success, recognition
A scene from the documentary “Procession,” by Associate Professor Robert Greene, filmmaker-in-chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism Columbia, Mo. ( Sept. 16, 2021) — Moviemaker Magazine recently named the Missouri School of Journalism’s Documentary Journalism program one of the best film schools in the country. The recognition shed light on the … Continued
Students, faculty preview Mizzou Made documentary
An all-Tiger production team is set to debut a documentary about the life and legacy of AIDS activist and reality TV star Pedro Zamora Contact: Kenny Gerling, gerlingk@missouri.edu Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2021) — When the third season of MTV’s hit reality show The Real Word aired in June 1994, millions of viewers were introduced to … Continued