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John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative - MDOCS

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John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative - MDOCS

MDOCS at Skidmore connects today's documentarians to storytelling traditions, practices and skills

A program in documentary studies which supports evidence-based, research-driven projects in sound, film, multimedia, text, exhibition and more.

10/06/2026

Join us 10/8-10/10 for an immersive weekend of experimental and documentary film screenings and discussion. 🎥

09/29/2026

Join us at the Tang from Thursday, October 8, through Saturday, October 10, for an immersive weekend of experimental and documentary film screenings and discussion.

Inspired by ideas proposed by Chilean philosopher and art theorist Andrea Soto Calderón, the 71st Flaherty Film Seminar will explore works that resist the increasing loss of images’ capacity to affect and transform sensibilities.

To learn more about the program and registration for it, visit here: https://tang.skidmore.edu/calendar/2991-whole-grain-flaherty-film-seminar-screenings-and-discussions

06/18/2026

Join us TONIGHT!!!!!!

This year's Storytellers' Institute welcomed an extraordinary cohort of visiting fellows: Jamal Ademola, Beatriz Williams, Jaclyn Reyes, Spandita Malik, and Harjant Gill, along with faculty fellow Andrew Ina. Working alongside student fellows and community participants, they have explored questions of storytelling, representation, displacement, memory, justice, and belonging through a wide range of artistic practices.

In a moment marked by censorship, silencing, conformity, and the concealment of truth, When Light Falls explores the tensions between light and shadow, revelation and concealment, obscurity and understanding. Through visual art, photography, film, writing, and multimedia installations, participating artists ask what is lost when we can no longer see clearly, and what becomes possible when artists insist on illuminating what has been hidden.

05/01/2026

We’re excited to welcome this year’s Storytellers’ Institute fellows—an inspiring cohort bringing powerful perspectives to a vibrant creative community.

At a time when support for the arts is being challenged, their work reminds us that storytelling can build empathy, spark dialogue, uplift marginalized voices, and move us toward change.

Here’s to a meaningful June of collaboration, growth, and bold artistic exploration!

Please check out the link in our bio to see full artist bios and headshots on the Storytellers' Institute website!

04/30/2026

Please join us TONIGHT, Thurs. April 30th from 5-6pm in Filene Auditorium for the Golden Acorn Awards!

Here are some awesome pictures from past Golden Acorns! The Golden Acorns has looked different throughout the years, changing location three times, and ever-expanding how it defines its showcased body of work to include the many interdisciplinary forms creativity can take. But one thing that has not changed is the importance of taking a moment to celebrate work that dares to push the boundaries of what we consider media to be, each story having an impact beyond classroom walls, sharing a glimpse of a perspective we may not have thought of before… placing a bow on top of another year full of challenge and growth!

Check out this year’s nominees and celebrate the winners with us tonight!

Reception begins @4:30pm in the Filene 2nd floor Atrium! We hope to see you there!

04/22/2026

Here all about it! A new MDOCS course called "Alternative Newspaper Studio" is running this Fall semester! 🗞️

This Bridge Experience course emphasizes collaboration and collective authorship, and will treat the newspaper as an artistic and subversive medium. Inspired by artist newspapers, zines, Dada publications, and other alternative media practices, students will have the opportunity to work across text, image, and experimental design to rethink what a newspaper can be.

Students will engage with print, alternative distribution, and collaborative strategies to circulate ideas, challenge dominant narratives, and build collective voice!

04/20/2026

Please join Prof. Angus McCullough’s Darning It! students for an exciting group final project entitled Reciprocycle! This is a free bike repair and loan program, using existing, slightly neglected bicycles without a home. 🚲🚲🚲

Tomorrow is the second of two free bike repair workshops that are open to you, to:
a) bring in a bike that needs fixing
b) simply learn about basic bike maintenance on one of our tame horses.

Reciprocycle is a great introduction to learn more about Darning It! (DS 251), which will be offered again this coming Fall ’26 semester – there’s still time to register!

Address

Filene Hall, 2nd Floor, 815 N Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
12866

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+15185805271

Website

http://www.skidmore.edu/mdocs/

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