The Flaherty has an opening for a fall office intern. This internship is a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning about arts administration and for those that have an interest in documentary/experimental film.
About the Internship:
Interns will be expected to work a minimum of two days a week in the Flaherty office. The internship starts in early September and goes through December. This is an unpaid position, but college credit may be available.
Interns Will Be Responsible For:
- General office duties
- Assisting with and attend Flaherty NYC screening series (Six Tuesday evenings: Oct 1, 15, 29. Nov 12, 26. Dec 10)
- Assisting with programming events and publicity
- Answering phones and responding to information requests as needed
- Assisting with on-going projects
Requirements:
- A background or interest in independent film and documentaries
- Familiarity with working in an office environment
- Must be familiar with Mac computer systems, email & social media (Knowledge of WordPress a plus)
- Strong writing skills
- Ability to meet time requirements
- Experience dealing with the public
- Dependability
About the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar
The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar is named after Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North, Man of Aran, Louisiana Story) who is considered by many to be the father of documentary film. The Seminar began in 1955 when Flaherty's widow, Frances, convened a group of filmmakers, critics, curators, musicians and other film enthusiasts at the Flaherty farm in Vermont. For more than fifty years the Flaherty Seminar has been firmly established as a one-of-a-kind institution that seeks to encourage filmmakers and other artists to explore the potential of the moving image. The films of such directors as Robert Drew, Louis Malle, the Maysles brothers, Mira Nair, Satyajit Ray and Robert M. Young were shown at the Seminar before they were known generally in the American film community. New cinematic techniques and approaches first presented at the Seminar have routinely made their way into mainstream American film.
