documentary film

Image shows visitors at the High Point Furniture Market

Arts

Documentary film will focus on High Point Furniture Market

Paul Garber

The High Point Market Authority’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications will co-produce the film along with Deborah LaVine, dean of the film school.

Hoop Dreams was released in 1994 and was produced by Peter Gilbert, who is currently a professor at Wake Forest University. Adobe Stock image.

Arts

Wake Forest celebrates 30-year anniversary of 'Hoop Dreams'

Jacob Hancock-Hernández

A celebration for the 30th anniversary of the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams will take place at Wake Forest University on Wednesday. The film follows…

a painting by Minnie Evans shows a mix of human and animal faces with a divine figure at the top of the painting surrounded by stars

Arts

'Draw or Die' documentary by NC filmmaker spotlights artist Minnie Evans

Abe Levine

The vibrant, serene patterns of Minnie Evans’ drawings are instantly recognizable, but during her life, she was an outsider to mainstream art…

Screenshot taken from "Our Blues Make Us Gold," a new documentary about North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Image courtesy: From A2B Studios

Education

New documentary 'Our Blues Make Us Gold' highlights history and success of N.C. A&T

Amy Diaz

A new documentary about North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is available for streaming. WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with the filmmakers, Ashley and Brandon Deese, about their work telling the story of the country’s largest Historically Black University.