The DocX Residency–Another World is Possible is an opportunity for documentary artists, independent scholars and knowledge-keepers whose work and practice centers counter knowledges, counter imagination and otherwise possibilities to be supported in their imagining. Three to five fellows will be selected for this DocX residency program and awarded $20,000 each to support projects (installation, film, photography exhibit, XR project, audio work, etc.) in a pivotal stage of late development or production. Fellows will be asked to reside in Durham, North Carolina, for a month, be offered a workspace at Duke University, and have access to campus resources to further their projects.
The residency is an invitation for documentary artists working across disciplines — filmmakers, photographers, multimedia artists, audio artists and independent researchers — to take space to breathe and create. In the first week, fellows will participate in community-building sessions with residency co-creator and facilitator Nyssa Chow, DocX Director Stephanie Owens and guest artists, before diving into their independent projects. In the following weeks, fellows will focus on their projects and are expected to engage with students at least once during their residency. They will also receive passes to the 2025 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival to take advantage of screenings, panels and networking events. At the end of the residency, fellows will participate in a public roundtable discussion about their questions and discoveries and contribute a short written piece about their practice for publication on the Center for Documentary Studies website.
Applications open on September 10, 2024, and close on October 14, 2024.
