The DOCTalks Festival & Symposium includes two evening documentary film screenings & talks with a call to action, four presentations that delve into storytelling from a community engagement and social impact perspective, and two discussions about funding and disseminating knowledge-based documentary media.

DOCTalks will be a hybrid event (in-person & Zoom) taking place in Fredericton, New Brunswick at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University from Tuesday June 18th to Thursday June 20th.

Free admission for all event activities. Registration for the 2024 DOCTalks Festival & Symposium will be through Eventbrite. (Register HERE.) The event is co-hosted by STU and UNB, in partnership with DOCTalks and Springboard Atlantic.

To see the full schedule, please click here.

Wednesday, June 19

The Case of Luke Elwood

1:00 pm AST

STU - Brian Mulroney Hall Room 101

Matthew Rogers (PhD):  New Brunswick based filmmaker and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick.

Lynn Aylward (PhD): activist teacher educator, curriculum designer, and researcher with expertise in intercultural teacher development, community schooling, and inclusive education.

Digital Storytelling Project & Academic Ethics

3:00 pm AST
STU Brian Mulroney Hall Room 101

Clive Baldwin (PhD): Professor of Social Work at St Thomas University.

Linda Caissie: Associate Professor and Chair in the Gerontology Department at St. Thomas University.

Meet & Greet Socials

4:30 pm AST - 6:00 pm AST
STU - Lobby outside Brian Mulroney Hall Room 101

Fishing On-demand – Engaging Communities Through Research & Short Films

7:30 pm AST  
STU - Brian Mulroney Hall Room 101

Cameron Lane: Scottish-Canadian freelance video producer, video journalist, camera operator, drone operator, and video editor with five years of experience working in both Canada and the United Kingdom.