Bodies of Water: Experimental Documentary Course (December Cohort)

Experiment with documentary filmmaking to make your own short film on the body and water. For women and LGBTQIA+ participants. Online.

Join us for our documentary filmmaking course Bodies of Water to make your own short embodied documentary film with an international cohort of filmmakers!

Over the course of the month, each participant will make their own short documentary or experimental film (1-5 minutes) through embodied methods which explore the relationship between the body, water, and documentary filmmaking as a process. This is an experimental workshop focused on collaboration and feedback to explore the potential of embodied documentary in the making of a short film on the subject of our body's relationships to water.

Please note this workshop is for women, trans, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ participants.

SCHEDULE

This workshop consists of 4 sessions total:

Introduction to embodied documentary (Sunday, 6 December 2026) at 17 - 19:30 BST / 12 - 14:30 EST

Finding the body in visual language and story layers (Sunday, 13 December 2026) at 17 - 19:30 BST / 12 - 14:30 EST

Intuitive editing and embodied story structure (Sunday, 20 December 2026) at 17 - 19:30 BST / 12 - 14:30 EST

Group screening of final films (Sunday, 27 December 2026) at 17 - 19:30 BST / 12 - 14:30 EST

The sessions will consists of lectures and group activities, and there will be homework in between the weekly sessions, as well as optional readings and films to watch.

After the final session, there will also be an opportunity for one to one sessions to discuss distribution of your film.

Attendance at all 4 sessions is preferred but is not compulsory - do reach out should you have any questions!