Teaching & Workshops

A teacher, filmmaker, activist, and small business owner, Alice Elliott is qualified to present workshops, short courses and individual coaching. Her guest lecturing includes screenings and workshops at Duke Center for Documentary Studies, University of North Carolina, Centenary College, Roger Williams College, Southern Methodist University, University of Nebraska, and University of California at North Ridge. Her focus is on using film to organize and inspire social justice. A freelance film and television director, she teaches television studio directing and documentary directing for NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Her workshops range from several hours to one or two days. Topic covered can include an introduce documentary traditions, talk about audio and video production, give a critical vocabulary for evaluating work, and guide filmmakers.

She is available as a media consultant, guest lecturer to present her films, curate a program of films, run a workshop, and coach filmmakers. Her special areas of focus are disability issues, film funding, documentary production, independent media, distribution, and television production.

Short Courses and Workshops:

Screening for conferences, conventions, and workshops.

Disability and leadership training groups often feature the short documentaries The Collector of Bedford Street or Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy as keynote, plenary, or closing programs. Alice Elliot can appear with Diana Braun and Kathy Conour or they can be booked to present independently.

3 Goals and Two Women: Independent Living, Self-Advocacy, and Community Inclusion
Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy brings the struggle and the triumph of this amazing 30 year working friendship between Diana Braun who has Down Syndrome and Kathy Conour who has cerebral palsy to life.

A Journey to an Academy Award nomination and Beyond. The Collector of Bedford Street
From inception, to financing, to broadcasting, including submitting to film festivals, distributing, and doing outreach for her Academy Award nominated short documentary. The story of how she created the film, the trust fund for Larry Selman, and how they are still connected today.

DVDs are more than a Disc: Designing and Distributing a Fully Accessible DVD Tool
Alice teaches about about creating or re-purposing existing films into DVD. Her designer can also be engaged to advise from her extensive technical background on budget, add ons, “Easter eggs”, and other fun features.