Workshops

Barefoot Workshops leads short, intensive Documentary Workshops for individuals with beginner through advanced levels of training. We also offer NGO Workshops to organizations that want to build their capacity in areas such as health, conflict resolution, youth empowerment, civil rights, and democracy building.

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How To Sign Up

To sign up for a workshop, please contact us at info@barefootworkshops.org.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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NGO Workshops

Saudi Arabia

December, 2009

3-Week NGO Workshop - (MEPI) Middle East Partnership Initiative

A workshop designed for leaders and activists working in Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who want to receive training in how to direct, produce, and edit broadcast-quality Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that stimulate dialogue and civic engagement from the grassroots up.

Documentary Workshops

Clarksdale, Mississippi

September 20th - October 3rd, 2009

2-Week Documenting The Mississippi Delta

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This workshop is designed for new documentary filmmakers who want to launch a career in film and television documentaries, or for those with previous experience who are looking to expand their skills. Producers, cinematographers, editors, and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll.

Bethlehem, West Bank

October 19th - 30th, 2009

2-Week New Media For Journalists

This class is structured for individuals who are interested in mixing travel, social activism, storytelling and New Media Techniques into a two week workshop in Bethlehem, West Bank. The workshop is set up for photojournalists and filmmakers who want to learn a new set of skills.

To get more information, please contact us at info@barefootworkshops.org.

Cape Town, South Africa

November 16th - December 11th, 2009

4-Week Documentary in South Africa

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This class is structured for individuals who are interested in mixing travel, social activism, and HDV documentary filmmaking into one amazing month in Cape Town, South Africa. The workshop is set up for the adventurers who feel the pull to use their skills to contribute to a grassroots non-profit organization (NGO) in sub-Saharan Africa. Subject matter is not limited to NGO stories. Cape Town is rich with stories that have not been told.

Possible topics: Environment, cuisine, HIV/AIDS, music, agriculture, orphans, building sustainable communities and civil rights.

Clarksdale, Mississippi

February 14th - February 27th, 2010

2-Week Documenting The Mississippi Delta

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