How Filmmaker Catherine McCord Turned a Life-Changing Trauma into an Artistic Triumph
By Justin DeCausey How would you react if your life took a turn for the worst? Catherine McCord, an eighteen-year-old young woman, took control of the narrative and turned a negative experience into art. You’re Gonna Be Okay is the recipient of the 2019 Kathy Reichgerdt Inspiration Award from the world’s largest film festival for emerging directors, film festival NFFTY. The documentary follows triple-threat writer,...
A Recipe to Thrive Centers on Turning a Passion Into a Career
By Alex Silverman Rakesh is a young man, with a big dream, and he’s gaining the skills to do it all. Through the power of cooking, Rakesh is using what he learned from a special organization and sharing his entrepreneurial skills with others. A Recipe to Thrive was written and directed by Christopher Scott Carpenter. It is the story of a young man called Rakesh who takes his cooking skills to the next level, thanks to an...
Bard Alums Perform an Outdoor Mini Concert
By Alex Silverman This outdoor mini concert is brought to us by Bard alums, Isabela Cruz-Vespa, Tobias Timofeyev, and Oleg Timofeyev. Together they perform a Telemann Trio Sonata in A Minor by Georg Philipp. It is an outdoor performance that brings a sense of peace and quiet in a time where peace and quiet is truly needed. While this performance is a stand out because of the music, it also stands out because of how and where it is...
Malawi Student Discusses the Pros and Cons of Technology Usage
By Will Hite In this video presentation, Mtowa, a student from Malawi, shares perspectives on the double-edged sword of technology in a 21st Century world. “Did you know that so many trees can make one matchstick but only one matchstick can burn down so many trees,” are the opening lines of Mtowa’s speech. Instead of relying on statistics and factual research, she uses dramatic flare and metaphorical rhetoric to present her...
In Forced, Director Pep Bonet Captures the Complexities of Child Labor and Exploitation in Bangladesh.
By WIll Hite Shoes, bricks, chocolate. These are just a few examples of commodities used by consumers in Western civilizations. While these products are marketed by American and European corporations more often than not, they are manufactured by the tiny hands of children. The observational documentary, Forced, directed by Pep Bonet, covers this topic in a provocative but also open-minded approach. Sound designer José Bautista...
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