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Ernest Dickerson, the 2025 Hirshon Artist-in-Residence at The New School, hosted a three-part series on exploring the power of visual storytelling.
Dickerson’s residency centers on the theme “Writing with the Camera” and explores the use of visuals as a powerful storytelling tool. A renowned cinematographer and director and master storyteller, Dickerson launched his career during the 1990s golden age of Black cinema as the director of photography for the iconic films Brother from Another Planet, She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, and Malcolm X. He has honed his distinctive visual style in the decades since, using it to examine themes of identity, social justice, and human resilience.
About the Hirschon Residency:
The Dorothy Hirshon Artist-in-Residence program was established by the New School trustee Dorothy Hirshon to honor excellence and promote education in the filmmaking arts at The New School. Previous Hirshon Artists-in-Residence include Mary Harron, Raoul Peck, Christine Vachon, Sean Baker, Laurie Anderson, James Cameron Mitchell, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, Benh Zeitlin, Ramin Bahrani, and John Waters.
Learn more about The New School: newschool.edu
Ernest Dickerson, the 2025 Hirshon Artist-in-Residence at The New School, hosted a three-part series on exploring the power of visual storytelling.
Dickerson’s residency centers on the theme “Writing with the Camera” and explores the use of visuals as a powerful storytelling tool. A renowned cinematographer and director and master storyteller, Dickerson launched his career during the 1990s golden age of Black cinema as the director of photography for the iconic films Brother from Another Planet, She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, and Malcolm X. He has honed his distinctive visual style in the decades since, using it to examine themes of identity, social justice, and human resilience.
About the Hirschon Residency:
The Dorothy Hirshon Artist-in-Residence program was established by the New School trustee Dorothy Hirshon to honor excellence and promote education in the filmmaking arts at The New School. Previous Hirshon Artists-in-Residence include Mary Harron, Raoul Peck, Christine Vachon, Sean Baker, Laurie Anderson, James Cameron Mitchell, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, Benh Zeitlin, Ramin Bahrani, and John Waters.
Learn more about The New School: newschool.edu
