Seven-time Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker Larry Foley, Professor and Chair of Journalism at University of Arkansas, shows and tells how to recognize, develop and tell captivating and engaging long-form real-life stories, using journalism ethics and movie-making techniques.
Tuesday, November 15
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) – Spruce / Cedar Room
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.
For more information on the master class, please read here.
Larry Foley, Educator and Documentary Filmmaker
Larry Foley is a professor of journalism, Emmy winning documentary filmmaker and Chair of Lemke Department of Journalism at University of Arkansas. His productions have earned seven Emmys from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and 17 Emmy nominations in writing, journalistic enterprise, history, cultural history, special program and community service. His films have received four “Best of” honors at Festival of Media Arts from international Broadcast Education Association--judged most outstanding by his academic peers. Foley wrote, produced and directed The First Boys of Spring, the story of the birth of baseball spring training. In 2016, the film aired on MLB Network and Fox regional sports networks, was screened at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, received Best of Competition award from Festival of Media Arts, and was awarded Mid-America Emmys for writing and cultural documentary. His PBS credits include The Buffalo Flows, Saving the Eagles, The Lost Squadron and When Lightning Struck: Saga of an American Warplane. For more information, please read the complete Larry Foley Bio.