I’m Genevieve Shade. I’m a documentary filmmaker, analog photographer, and an advocate for self-directed education.

In 2023, I traveled across the United States to film with various people and places that practice alternative, self-directed education for a documentary series. I did this with my partner, Ben Rehrman. You can find the series, Learning and Liberation, here. Since then, I’ve spent my time editing the 993.17 GB of 1080p footage we captured.

Currently:

• Researching for a book about education in collaboration with journalist and author Jon Lackman.
• Making friends with a Noritsu HS-1800 film scanner.
• Procuring gear to set up my own wet plate photography rig.

Want to work together? Or just chat? I’d love to hear from you.

Reach out at shade.genevieve[at]gmail[dot]com