'Journalism is needed most' amid anti-press rhetoric, professors say

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4. Documentaries are awesome!

And I have produced two documentaries with student crews: one on First Amendment issues in Colorado (aired on Rocky Mountain PBS) and another about immigration featuring former Denver Mayor Guillermo Vidal, a Cuban exile who came to the U.S. as a young boy.

The problem with documentaries is the post-production work needed and the time it takes to make a full-length film (the two I note above are around 43 minutes, both for RMPBS and film festival considerations). We started production of the first in Fall 2015, but it wasn't ready for distribution for 10 months. The second was started in 2016 and we finished in time for the 2017-20-18 film festival circuit.

Quick production requires massive budgets or incredibly dedicated and skilled professionals.