In 2017, four surfers suddenly found themselves caught in the worst storm Iceland had seen in 25 years. After capturing their life-threatening journey on camera, Chris Burkard came back to his hometown to share their story on the big screen.…
A student-made documentary inspired CSU libraries to stop using the phrase ‘illegal alien’
Cal Poly is one of 23 California State Universities to change policies surrounding language used to describe undocumented people. The move was prompted by “Change the Subject: A documentary about labels, libraries, and activism” that is coming to campus Feb. 4.
23 years later, her case is still open: Kristin Smart podcast set to release this summer
It happened in 1996 — a Cal Poly freshman went missing. Her investigation has been ongoing for the past 23 years. To this day, it is unknown what happened to Kristin Smart. Orcutt resident Chris Lambert has lived on the…
John Coltrane: A prophet on the woodwind
In only 30 minutes Coltrane drags the listener through the totality of human experience.
Cal Poly professor’s documentary hits international film festival
Sky Bergman first filmed her 99-year-old Italian grandmother cooking lasagna and going to the gym because she felt the acts were so impressive that people needed to see them to believe them. As Bergman approached the age of 50, she…
Documenting life: The career of Henry Horenstein
He possesses a strong energy, one that even at age 69, is still full of life and curiosity
Cal Poly lecturer’s film on giant pumpkin growers hits SLO Film Festival
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival kicks off Thursday night, featuring something a little bit different.
After the Madness: A season with Cal Poly men’s basketball (coming 2015)
They made the Big Dance. Now it’s time to prove it wasn’t a fluke.
Now playing: SLOIFF spotlights running documentaries
SLOIFF featured running documentaries this past weekend.
Vietnam vet and novelist screens documentary
He sits in a multi-colored, plaid shirt, his metal-rimmed glasses resting on his nose. “That’s me,” he says, pointing to one of the soldiers on the cover of the novel he’s clutching. The book is his first novel, “Soldados: Chicanos…
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl takes us to ‘Sound City’
Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. There’s some huge news coming out of the rock ‘n’ roll community. On Jan. 18, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s documentary, “Sound City,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival…