Makia Harper: Becoming a Documentarian

• October 23 at 10:00 AM

Join Makia Harper as she talks about her path to becoming a documentary film maker and answer student and alumni questions.

Makia Harper is a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker, media artist, and film/media professor. Her work explores the many social, emotional, and political issues that plague today’s society. Ms. Harper’s creative yet informative approach to media-making evokes both thought and action. God Speaks: Philadelphia Voices Against Violence (2008) was her first feature-length documentary and was screened in festivals across the country. Since then, she has created several short documentaries on topics surrounding the intersection between social justice, community development, and spirituality.

Makia Harper is an adjunct professor at Hunter College and John Jay College and teaches Film/Media Studies and Documentary Production. She also teaches video editing and video production at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City. She is also a contributing writer to the media art journal, After Image, and was formally a writer for the Philadelphia City Paper covering topics on activism and community relations in Philadelphia.