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Emma Davie is a Personal Chair in Documentary Film at Edinburgh College of Art. With a focus on creating documentaries that explore complex narrative structures, her work often involves collaboration and experimentation within the genre. Notable projects include her latest feature documentary, "The Oil Machine" (2022), which examines the intricate systems surrounding North Sea oil. The film has been screened over 350 times across six continents and has spurred public discussions, appearing at various international film festivals. Emma's previous works include "Becoming Animal" (2018), co-directed with Peter Mettler, which investigates our sensory relationship with nature. She co-directed "I Am Breathing" (2012), a poignant exploration of life with Motor Neurone Disease, which has achieved fame in multiple countries and won several awards. Emma has significant teaching experience and has developed a globally recognized Postgraduate Film Course. Her research interests lie in the documentary form, especially collaborative practices and narrative approaches, reflected in her direction of multiple feature films and her supervision of PhD candidates in the field of documentary filmmaking.
Edinburgh College of Art • Edinburgh, Scotland
Emma teaches postgraduate documentary filmmaking and has developed the Documentary Postgraduate Film Course.
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