Hollow and the Call to Action: E. McMillion on the Role Interactive Docs Play in Ongoing Narratives
NYFF51: Convergence
September 28 - 30, 2013
Launched this year, Hollow encourages dialogue about the issues facing small town America. Director Elaine McMillion will reflect on the project and her evolution from filmmaker to facilitator.
Hollow & the Call to Action
Launched in 2013, Hollow is an interactive documentary that merges cinematic techniques with web-based storytelling to encourage a dialogue about the issues facing small town America. Part of a new wave of documentary cinema that creates immersive environments that literally calls their audiences to action, Hollow is a story of hope that strives to not only address the issues through storytelling but help provide potential solutions. Director Elaine McMillion will take the Convergence stage to reflect on the project and the evolution of the documentary creator from filmmaker to facilitator, offering audiences an insider’s view to this essential piece of contemporary web-based storytelling.
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