Members of ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s award-winning student documentary team, , were featured on the Sunday Sanity version of Andrew RevkinÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s Sustain What? podcast, about their recent film, , the focus of the popular Producing the Documentary course, which is part of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s highly regarded film program.
Revkin, who co-taught the course from 2010-2016, interviewed Co-producers and Media, Communications, and Visual Arts Professors Maria Luskay, EdD, and Lou Guarneri, MA, and three members of the student team, Samantha Buturla ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™24 ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™25, BA, English, Writing, and Rhetoric/MA, Communications and Digital Media, Katelyn Brennan ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™25, BA, Communications, and Angie Starn ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™24 ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™25, BS, Digital Cinema and Filmmaking/MA, Communications and Digital Media, about various aspects of their filmmaking experiences.
Viola da Terra, which premiered both at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville and in Terceira, Portugal, was filmed over spring break on PortugalÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s Azorean islands of São Miguel and Terceira, and explores the story of the Viola da Terra, a traditional 12ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ“15 string instrument with deep roots in Azorean identity, music, and cultural preservation.
The Producing the Documentary course requires students to complete a full-length documentary within 14 weeks. During the process, students learn teamwork, problem-solving, research, and organization, along with technical skills such as lighting, sound, camera work, interviewing, and other real-life lessons necessary to complete a film.
For Master of Public Administration student Rajni Jaiswal ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™25, Pace has meant opportunityÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”from internships and research to national conference presentations and faculty mentorshipÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”all fueling her passion for equity, leadership, and inclusive governance.
Cassie Hasaj ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™26, a Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media major, is heading to 30 Rock. This fall, sheÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ll join The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as a production internÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”another step toward her dream of a career in television.
Out of 60,000+ applicants worldwide, only 4% were selected for the ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ Fellowship Class of 2025. Among them: 16 Dyson College studentsÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”the largest representation yetÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ”leading projects on clean water, housing insecurity, and more.