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Explore CDRP Student Initiatives

The Center for Documentary Research and Practice offers a variety of initiatives for students to gain firsthand experience through film festivals, conferences, research trips, and reporting. Learn more about these opportunities on our Student Initiatives Page.

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Connecting scholars and creators of nonfiction media

The Center for Documentary Research and Practice is a multidisciplinary hub for the study and creation of documentary film and video. We support documentary's vital role in the world and across the university through scholarly forums, technological and artistic support, exhibitions and screenings, student initiatives, and our Oral History Archive.