This session offers multiple perspectives on creating faculty-student collaborations for local documentary production. Each of the panel's participants will explore the dynamic nature of the aesthetic, affective, discovery and critical thinking aspects of non-fiction storytelling, as well as showing examples that can guide small college programs. Moderator: David M. McCoy, Ashland University Panelists: Phil Hoffman, The University of Akron; The Local Documentary as Critical Thinking Gretchen Dworznik, Ashland University; Tim McCarty, Ashland University, The Local Documentary as Affective Experience David McCoy, Ashland University; The Local Documentary as Aesthetic Experience Joe Murray, Kent State University; The Local Documentary as Student Discovery