Members of Â鶹´«Ã½Â鶹´«Ã½™s award-winning student documentary team, , were featured on the Sunday Sanity version of Andrew RevkinÂ鶹´«Ã½™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 Â鶹´«Ã½Â鶹´«Ã½™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 Â鶹´«Ã½™24 Â鶹´«Ã½™25, BA, English, Writing, and Rhetoric/MA, Communications and Digital Media, Katelyn Brennan Â鶹´«Ã½™25, BA, Communications, and Angie Starn Â鶹´«Ã½™24 Â鶹´«Ã½™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 PortugalÂ鶹´«Ã½™s Azorean islands of São Miguel and Terceira, and explores the story of the Viola da Terra, a traditional 12Â鶹´«Ã½“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.
Cassie Hasaj Â鶹´«Ã½™26, a Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media major, is heading to 30 Rock. This fall, sheÂ鶹´«Ã½™ll join The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as a production internÂ鶹´«Ã½”another step toward her dream of a career in television.
Out of 60,000+ applicants worldwide, only 4% were selected for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fellowship Class of 2025. Among them: 16 Dyson College studentsÂ鶹´«Ã½”the largest representation yetÂ鶹´«Ã½”leading projects on clean water, housing insecurity, and more.
When Natasha Depaoli Â鶹´«Ã½™26 gave up her dorm room to commute, her family worried sheÂ鶹´«Ã½™d miss out on campus life. Instead, she found her peopleÂ鶹´«Ã½”and built a community for others along the way.