Richard P. Rogers (1944–2001) maintained two full-time careers: he was a celebrated director and producer of (mostly nonfiction) films and an inspired teacher of still photography and filmmaking here at Harvard. Rogers’s appetite for knowledge was omnivorous, taking him from the jungles of Nicaragua to the fountains of Rome, from the bedrooms of colonial New England to the streets of working-class Albany, New York. Throughout these travels, his unsparing artist’s eye turned as often back onto himself: touching on a range of topics from art and architecture to history and literature, his films spoke in many voices, from the politically engaged to the personal and experimental. Among his best known works are two long-form independent documentaries, Living at Risk and Pictures from a Revolution (both collaborations with Susan Meiselas and Alfred Guzzetti); an award-winning portrait of William Carlos Williams, made for the PBS poetry series "Voices and Visions"; and the dramatic feature A Midwife’s Tale. At Harvard he was mentor to a new generation of committed filmmakers, and under his directorship, the Film Study Center became an important catalyst for nonfiction production. During his brave battle with illness last year, he continued to teach full time and to work on an independent documentary about the social, economic, and ecological changes affecting the community on Long Island where he lived for many years. We honor his immeasureable contributions to Harvard and to the field of nonfiction film with this retrospective of his work. All events are free and open to the public.