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  • Why Documentary Filmmaking Matters | A Mentor Guide for National History Day Students
    • 6/4/26

    Why Documentary Filmmaking Matters | A Mentor Guide for National History Day Students

    Learn why visual storytelling is powerful for different learning styles, how to build a strong historical argument in a film, how research and planning shape great documentaries, and why on-location shoots and interviews matter. You’ll also hear about the impact of documentary work through inspirations like Lewis Hine, and real projects created alongside park rangers and historians in the Blackstone Valley.