James Blue [b. 1930, Tulsa/Oklahoma - d. 1980, Buffalo/New York] About James Blue | Biography | Works in the Exhibition 1956-1958 Studied at l’Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques, Paris 1962-1968 Made five 35-minute documentaries for the United States Information Agency 1964 Received first grant ever given to a filmmaker by the Ford Foundation 1964-1980 Conducted a series of more than 75 interviews with international filmmakers, e.g. Roberto Rosselini, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Milos Forman, Richard Leacock and Shirley Clarke 1967 Was the first faculty member appointed by Gerald O'Grady to teach at The Media Center, University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas 1967-1977 Director of the Media Center at Rice University, Houston 1974 Directed together with David MacDougall the pioneering ethnographic film Kenya Boran 1975 Founded the Southwest Alternate Media Project [SWAMP] - an independent nonprofit media arts center in Houston, Texas Late 1970's Developed the complex documentary - a process-oriented form for local television 1977-1980 Professor for documentary film at the Department of Media Study, SUNY, Buffalo