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28 November – 1 December, 2023

Location: State Library of New South Wales

Be inspired when Macquarie University’s Creative Documentary Research Centre (CDRC) brings together doco-makers and industry professionals, academics and the public to explore the power of today’s creative documentary forms.

Held over four days from Tuesday 28 November to Friday 1 December, at the State Library of New South Wales, you will have the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive program of screenings, workshops, and panels designed to consider challenging contemporary ideas. These include: documenting Australian natural history during this time of climate crisis, conducting oral history and documentary histories, and the art of documentary practice itself.

So, join any one of these twenty-plus conversations and connect with a community of creative minds passionate about the documentary arts.

See more detailed program information.

Day 1: Tuesday 28 November

Creative documentary: Strengths and challenges

Day 2: Wednesday 29 November

Stories and histories

Day 3: Thursday 30 November

Culture, nature and climate crisis

Day 4: Friday 1 December

Families, fakes and documentary forms

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