Collaborative Knowledges

Collaborative Knowledges
Years: 
1973-2011
Number of programs: 
1
Rating: 
Not Rated
Minutes total: 
98
Credits: 

Various Directors

Collaborative Knowledges focuses on inter-generational dialogues as a way to reclaim history and knowledge in people rather than in institutions. This program features videos that unearth lost knowledge and histories; elaborate shared experiences; and document traditions and practices of storytelling. This program includes shorts from community media centers such as Appalshop in Kentucky; Paper Tiger TV in NYC; and Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia. These groups view participatory community media making as a tool for self-expression, education, and social and political change.

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