epp students meet Sam Pollard

Members of the elondocs production program participated a treat and master class led by Sam Pollard in January 2012.

From left, Elon students Catherine Creeden, Alex Hadden, Sam Siberini and Gaby Leibowitz gather with documentary producer Sam Pollard.
From left, Elon students Catherine Creeden, Alex Hadden, Sam Siberini and Gaby Leibowitz gather with documentary producer Sam Pollard.[/caption]Members of the elondocs production program participated in a January 2012 retreat and master class at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Sam Pollard, documentary producer, director, and editor, led the two-hour master class. Pollard spoke to the audience about the importance of research and showed clips from his films he edited, including Spike Lee’s “Four Little Girls” for which Pollard won an Emmy.

As a part of the retreat, epp members Sam Siberini, Catherine Creeden, Gaby Leibowitz and Alex Hadden pitched ideas for their elondocs production program final documentary projects. Each student will complete a short video documentary during the spring semester.  

Sam Pollard leads a master class at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.
Sam Pollard leads a master class at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.[/caption]​
epp students sit in the audience during the master class.
epp students sit in the audience during the master class.[/caption]