Sasha Waters Fryer studied and focused photography and documentary traditions, along with non-fiction films. Soon after all of her schooling, she began working in documentary film. During the later part of this schooling she was part of a large and lengthy project, Razing Appalachia". She would say that her education came "full circle". She was and is able to incorporate certain things she learned at not always expected times and phases of her life. She had previously wanted to focus on other's stories , which led her from documentary photography to documentary film. She currently teaches at VCU but continues with many outside projects, some being solely personal. One of her current focuses is experimental, personal film. This is more of an avant garde, almost poetic form of expression. Sasha Water Freyer considers herself a slow filmmaker and editor, meaning the creation of these film and more public projects can take a very long time. She mentioned that lots of the time put into the creation of these pieces goes into the financing-what I assume to be the not so fun part. One of her most recent projects was Winogrand. This film focuses on a famous photographer and is one of the most mainstream of her past projects.
I found this lunchtime lecture quite interesting and enjoyable. I really feel like I learned a lot, while also being inspired. She was very honest about her schooling, past experiences, and current situation/goals, which I find very helpful as a young student. Prior to this lecture, I knew very little about film making. I found this lecture so compelling, that I now want to conduct some of my own research and dig deeper into the topic/field. Even if this isn't something I would want to take up myself, I could of course enjoy others' works. I think a good place to start for this is Sasha Waters Freyer's website. I really liked the experimental film she showed us and want to watch more. I really had no idea that this type of film really has a whole culture surrounding it - they're so cool! I can't wait to find out more about all of this, including Sasha Waters Fryer herself! here is a link to her personal website - where samples of her work can be found here is a link to the trailer for Winogrand
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Helen Hall
3/1/2019 11:20:33 am
I really enjoyed reading this reflection. I think It was very introspective and I agree with many of the points you made. I agree that as a student it was helpful to hear her experiences and journey. I also thought the film was compelling and I am interesting in exploring experimental films. I'm glad you found this experience inspiring and I do not think there was anything missing.
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MM
3/10/2019 02:51:06 pm
Great post, I agree with Helen. I hope you'll follow through with your curiosity!
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