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Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.

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Aufderheide on NPR

February 27th, 2008 • Related Posts • Tags

Thanks to Amy King for pointing to an appearance by my friend and mentor Pat Aufderheide on The Kojo Nnamdi Show talking about documentary. The segment is called The Future of Documentary Film and unfortunately is guest hosted by Matthew Felling, who thinks that Michael Moore is not a documentary filmmaker and chooses to argue the point with Pat. But, she’s a pro and her understanding of the history of docs shines through his amateur, Republican viewpoint. I wish that she had gotten to talk more about the future of docs, as she started talking about what she called personal audiences, in describing new modes of distribution, but had to deal with a doc neophyte and time got cut short. Hear Pat and join the fan club!

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  2. Comment by Pat Aufderheide on 2 March 2008:

    Thank you, Agnes, for listening! The NPR audience is so good, they can keep a discussion at a pretty good level in spite of ourselves. I hope to see you and friends while I’m at SXSW, too–moderating a panel on (what else?) fair use on Saturday at 1 pm, and doing a book signing at 2:30 on Sunday at the Convention Center, for Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction. Maybe it’ll be a chance for friends to find each other…