Student Work
Pressed
Tara Kocourek made this film during my 2-5 June 2011 Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. Tara’s background as still photographer is evident in this piece, a quiet examination of one artist’s quest for creative self.
Backpack Journalism with Bill Gentile
Aspiring backpack journalist Maria Howell shot and produced this piece during the Backpack Journalism Workshop with Bill Gentile and American University at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, DC, in March, 2010.
Finding a Way Home
Authored by Theresa Bucci at the October 2010 workshop. Theresa worked with one resident of a women’s homeless shelter to tell the powerful story of so many women who have fallen on hard times around the country.
Walls
Authored by Skye Wheeler at the October 2010 workshop. Skye found this story and this character, through whom we see a larger phenomenon of art and artists affecting the city in which we live.
Stitching in Skin
Tattoo shop British Ink is profiled in the following piece made by Amna Nawaz for the March 2010 Backpack Journalism Workshop with Bill Gentile and NBC News in Washington, DC.
Hope on a Dead End Street
Authored by David Kieffer at Backpack Journalism Workshop with NOW on PBS and Bill Gentile in Dec 2008.
Next Video Journalism Workshop: December 8 - 11, 2016, Washington, DC
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