Al Gore did it, so did Leonardo DiCaprio. Now you can do it too: Make a documentary film about the environment. Better still, it will count toward your degree.
Professor Gregg Mittman has added two filmmaking classes to the roster this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. One traces the history of environmental films; the other is a hands-on class in making a documentary.
"I want to open up what we think is a good environmental film and how we might tell other types of stories to change our interactions and attitudes," Mitman said in a news release from the university. "Leonardo DiCaprio's recent film 'The 11th Hour' had so much gloom and doom. Good stories should mobilize our interests into actions."
His courses seem to be doing that. Trailers for some of the student films were shown on Friday night as part of the university's Tales From Planet Earth Film Festival. If you want to get a better idea of what's going on in Mittman's classes, check out the trailers here.
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