Academic
Academic films by Alan Fentiman. I have worked with Universities and colleges to create films about research, inter-disciplinary collaboration and social impact.
Academic Filmmaking: Women In Parenthesis
Academic filmmaking is about more than simply documenting research—it’s about visualising complex ideas, making them accessible, and revealing the human…
Academic Film Production: A Creative look at Classics in the North East
This academic film production was shot during over three days in the February of 2024. In an old gallery in…
Caprice in the Time of COVID
Caprice in The Time of COVID is a film I made with Professor Richard Scholar from Durham University. The Film…
Academic Film Collaboration: Filming The Multilingual Pleasures of English with Richard Scholar
Creating an academic film collaboration is always an opportunity to slow down and really listen—to engage with ideas not just…
Academic Documentary Filmmaking: Young Translators – How creative professionals and other adults can help
In the world of academic documentary filmmaking, some of the most compelling stories are those hidden in everyday life. My latest…
Artist Documentary Filmmaking: ArtsAPI Artist Commission_ Ed Carter and David Cranmer ‘Smoke Signals’
In 2015, I was commissioned to film Smoke Signals, a mesmerising art installation created by Ed Carter and David Cranmer…
Through A Glass Darkly – Documentary
Through a Glass Darkly is a collaboration between the National Glass Centre, University of Sunderland, the Arts and Humanities Research…
Documentary Videography: Your Money or Your After-life
As someone who specialises in documentary videography, I’m always looking for opportunities to tell meaningful stories—especially those that connect people, history,…
Filming Academic Research: The Music of Light Event – Being Human Festival
Filming academic research offers a unique opportunity to document how research moves beyond the university and into public spaces. The Music…
Captivating Filmpoem Documentary Terra Incognita: Mapping Creativity with Poet Tony Williams at the Topographies Conference
Our filmpoem documentary terra incognita: mapping the filmpoem took centre stage on 15 May 2015, when poet Tony Williams and I travelled…