Adam is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and video artist based in Atlanta. His work has been featured by NPR, PRX, ArtsATL, AEON Magazine, VICE Magazine and exhibited at the Historic Center of Kalamata in Greece, Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery in Poland, and The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. His films have been distributed by PBS, and have screened at DOC NYC, IFF Boston, Sheffield Doc/Fest, New Orleans Film Festival, indie grits, and many more. From time to time, he reminisces about the moment when jelly shoes and reebok pumps were popular.
Sessions in which Adam Forrester participates
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Keynote: Molly Thompson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Documenting the Present, Preserving the Future
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- #DecolonizeDocs—The Industry ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- A Conversation with Morgan Neville and Judd Apatow Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Conversation
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Whine Before The Wine Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Keynote: Michèle Stephenson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- Frederick Wiseman Master Class Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Collective Intelligence: Co-Creative and Emergent Documentaries
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Performance
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | 3 hours
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Reenactment Reconsidered: Staged Realities and Nonfiction Fantasies
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Getting In Early: Development Funding ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Not Your Grandmother's Historical Doc
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Is Short The New Feature? How Short Digital Content Can Further Your Story, Impact and Career ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- NEH Funding: Tips from Filmmakers and the NEH
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Keynote: Chi-hui Yang Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- PBS Indies Party
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full NeueHouse Hollywood - NeueHouse Hollywood
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Keynote: Orwa Nyrabia
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- New 2018 Tax Code: Financing, Forming & Operating Your Film Documentary Production Company in 2018 and Beyond ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Presentation
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | 3 hours
- Duty of Care: Protecting Vulnerable Sources
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Film L.A. - Meeting Room
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Broadcast Production Pipelines ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Making the Most of Mentorship ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Equity Investment in Documentary Film ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Role of Documentary in the Public Sphere
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
5:45 PM
5:45 PM
- Closing Remarks
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | 15 minutes
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Closing Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes