Dr Carolina Machado Oliveira
- cmachadooliveira at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Lecturer in Factual
- WH
- Keywords:
- Culture
- Media and Communication
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Factual, devoted to helping students develop their own voice as a form of agency while placing emphasis on the ability to articulate thought through film and media making. As a practice-based researcher, my core research interest is on documentary authorship, transnationality, auto-ethnography and the complexities of on-screen self-representation. I use a critical-cultural approach to examining the role of identity, voice and agency in first-person narratives. I also have a related interest in Indigenous media production and representation.
In addition to my academic pursuits, I am also an experienced filmmaker with over 14 years of experience working across Latin America, the UK, and Europe. My diverse background includes work with a wide range of clients and sectors, spanning film distribution and exhibition having worked for UK distributor Dogwoof; as well as producing and directing for high-profile clients such as Spotify UK, Uber, Red Bull Media House as well as charities such as Amazon Watch and Survival International... Through my work as a filmmaker and educator, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to use their voices to tell their stories and create meaningful change in their communities.
moreInternet Publications
- Machado Oliveira, C., 2022. Latin American Documentary: The Rise of Third Cinema. Cinema Social Justice. Available from: https://cinemasocialjustice.org/2022/11/16/latin-american-documentary-the-rise-of-third-cinema/.
Theses
- Machado Oliveira, C., 2020. Brazil in progress : Talking about my generation. Using First Person documentary to analyse Brazilian large-scale social movements. PhD Thesis. University of Sussex.
Films
- Talking About My Generation, 2020. Film.
Profile of Teaching PG
- Storytelling
- Approaches to Industry
Profile of Teaching UG
- Digital Film
- Film Language 1
- Media Perspectives - Trasnational Cinema
- Ideas, Development and Research
- Understanding Distribution
- Career Pathways
- Production Portfolio 1 - Documentary Practice
- Production Portfolio 2 - Realising Formats
- Graduate Project (Media Production)
External Responsibilities
- Birmingham City University, External Examiner (2022-), https://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/media-production-ba-hons-2023-24
Internal Responsibilities
- Level 5 Coordinator, BA Media Production, Faculty of Media and Communications
- Representative for South America, Global Regional Group Americas
- Chair, DEDIC. https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/our-faculties/faculty-media-communication/department-media-production/department-media-production-diversity-equality-inclusion-committee
- Co-Convenor, Women's Academic Network. https://twitter.com/WAN_Bournemouth
Journal Reviewing/Refereeing
- Dandelion Journal, Open peer review, 03 Oct 2022
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- Developing Engaging Stories in Documentary Filmmaking at IDA ( International Documentary Association)
- Reimagining Film Distribution Webinar @ Show & Tell
- Whose Story is it anyway? The ethics of exploiting subjects/contributors
Conference Presentations
- Brazil Forum UK, 17 Jun 2023, Oxford University
- Demoracy and Participation in Latin America, Brazil in Progress: Talking About my Generation, 11 May 2020, University of Sussex
Consultancy Activities
- Documentary Distribution consultant, Film Distribution - The Territory (2022). Dcmist
Memberships
- MeCCSA, Member (2021-),
- Nahemi, Member (2021-), http://nahemi.org/
- International Documentary Association, Member,