Showcasing new and unexpected forms of digital documentary storytelling
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Past events
DocLab at SXSW 2012 12 Mar 2012 at 15:30
IDFA DocLab presents two sessions on interactive documentary at SXSW. With Jeremy Mendes (NFB), Marshall Heald (SBS Australia) and Caspar Sonnen (IDFA DocLab).
Exhibition: Expanding Documentary 2011 25 Nov 2011 at 10:00
Interactive installations, immersive performances and other unexpected representations of reality, presented by IDFA DocLab, Paradocs and Brakke Grond.
Live Cinema Event: Stories We Love to Forget 23 Nov 2011 at 22:00
An evening packed with embarrassing, true stories told live on stage. With Micha Wertheim, Paulien Cornelisse, Kevin Allison (The Risk Show) and someone reading an excerpt from their adolescent diary.
GDP
An interactive map of Canada presenting stories of the economic crisis that reveal the fighting spirit of employers and employees.
Christian, an artist from Windsor, Ontario, is being forced to move. His canvases used to sell before the paint was dry, whereas now he has to survive on just $100 a week.
Jay and Gino, who run the successful Noi restaurant in Ontario, completely renovated it to make it appear less exclusive. In this way, they hope to adapt to the new atmosphere prevailing since the economic crisis.
GDP: Measuring the Human Side of the Canadian Economic Crisis assesses the effects of the crisis through the individual stories of Canadian employers and employees rather than through news footage of mass demonstrations.
How have their lives changed and what strategies are they using to beat the crisis? Visitors to the website can access the stories through a map of Canada containing locations with relevant films, stories, and photo reportages.
The site also allows searches based on industry sector, such as Arts & Media, Finance, or Farming. The content reveals that these people still have plenty of fighting spirit left.
Tags DocLab 2009, Interactive, Social Issue, Video, Watch Online
Project details
Year of development :2009, ongoingCreated by:Hélène Choquette
With:National Film Board of Canada
