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Documentary

Marin Alsop leads an orchestra
A pioneer at the podium
Published Spring 2022
A new documentary directed by JHU Professor of Media Studies Bernadette Wegenstein explores the many firsts of conductor Marin Alsop / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Richard White tuba player
Film
R.A.W. emotion
Published Oct 1, 2019
'R.A.W. Tuba' documents the journey of tubist and Peabody graduate Richard Antoine White from Baltimore's streets to the symphony
A little boy peeks out from his hockey mask
Film
Being 7 in Baltimore
Published March 26, 2018
'7 in the City' project, which received Idea Lab funding in 2017, will premiere 12 short documentaries and a related web project in May
Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh
Entertainment
True crime and the rise of the docudrama
Published Jan 30, 2018
Film and Media Studies director Linda DeLibero discusses the growing appeal of true crime storytelling on TV and the future of the genre
A black and white photo shows a boy in a newsy cap holding the reins of a white horse
Film
Documenting the Northern Neck
Published Winter 2017
A recently discovered trove of films documenting life in Virginia during the Great Depression reveal a Hopkins alum's love for his hometown / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Sabrina Bouarour
Film
Baltimore's unrest, through a Parisian's lens
Published Sept 29, 2017
One-time Johns Hopkins visiting scholar Sabrina Bouarour puts final touches on documentary exploring the imagery of Baltimore's 2015 protests
Tayla Solomon, Cori Grainger, and Blessin Giraldo jump in unison in 'Step' promo photo
Stepping up
Published Fall 2017
Cori Grainger, a rising sophomore at Hopkins, chases her dreams in Baltimore dance documentary / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Film
'Step' into the spotlight
Published Aug 3, 2017
Cori Grainger, a rising sophomore at Hopkins, chases her dreams in Baltimore dance documentary
Breast martyrdom
Published Spring 2017
Johns Hopkins research professor visits the Festival of Saint Agatha in Catania, Sicily, for her new film / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A cartoon women sits in a stone room while winged breasts fly around her
Q+A
Saints, mastectomies, and the power of myth
Published March 9, 2017
A conversation with filmmaker Bernadette Wegenstein, whose documentary 'The Good Breast' offers an intimate look at surgical breast cancer interventions