Northwestern's MFA in Documentary Media

Our program is designed for those who want to create work derived from the real world. Our graduates will define themselves not just as documentary mediamakers, but as artists who aren’t afraid to tailor techniques and forms to the particular stories they are passionate about telling. Some will make traditional documentaries. Others will blend fictional and nonfictional methods. Still others will expand upon the typical cinema or television experience, embracing the interactive or immersive. Our students will learn to navigate an evolving media landscape, understanding where the opportunities are and how to pursue them. Rather than dreaming about being a professional filmmaker, our students will make that dream come true by forging lifelong professional relationships via our small cohort environment.