Join the Media, Film & Journalism Studies department for a screening of our graduate film student's final projects.
When: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Mass Communications Building Studio (Room 117)
Event is free and open to the public
The screening includes the following projects by our outstanding graduate students:
A Warrior of Seven Generations
By Miyeko Inafuku
The story of Indigenous people of North America is always portrayed in a manner that
suggests they are in the past and forgotten. This film captures the real, modern story
of Lance Tsosie, a senior here at the University of Denver. Tsosie strives to address
and correct negative stereotypes through his involvement with the Native American
and DU communities. The film provides an understanding of what it is like for this
young man to be Indigenous today, how it affects him, and those around him. The constant
struggles Indigenous people have and still face give Tsosie an enlightening outlook
on his life and how his future will be molded by what takes place today.
Cultural Diabetes
By Keri Noll
Diabetes has become a cultural problem across America, but particularly in the Midwest
and Southern regions. Noll explores these two areas and compares the food and exercise
culture to one of the healthier regions: the West. Having moved from Indiana to Colorado,
she used her own personal experiences to analyze why people in the Midwest struggle
with diabetes and obesity at a higher rate than those nearer to the Pacific Ocean.
Through a series of interviews with close friends and observational analysis of each
state, Noll came to learn something very important about health: our food culture
is embedded and encouraged by the people that surround us, and changing the way we
behave is more than just being taught healthy activities. People can change but,
unfortunately, Noll believes the problem is going to have to get worse before America
takes it seriously enough to fix it.
Feasting On Four Wheels
By Mariel Rodriguez-McGill
The documentary film, Feasting On Four Wheels, explores the new wave of 'gourmet' food trucks on the streets of Denver, Colorado.
What started as a bigger movement across the country made its way to the Mile High
City in 2010 and snowballed to the food-loving community portrayed during the summer
of 2011. Interviews with food truck owners, a food truck fabricator and a blogger
for DenverStreetFood.com explore the nature of the community and how its existence
creates a feel of community and culture within the city.
Website: www.facebook.com/FeastingOnFourWheels
0300-0430
By Jesus Sierra
Night, a time everyone experiences and few contemplate. It is a time of darkness both
figuratively and literally. Darkness of the soul and of the mind, when some rest and
others are restless. We live in an age of endless day where the night is nothing more
than a time to be blinded by electronic light. With this in mind, the question becomes
how was our night seen in the past? Also, how was the night and darkness represented
throughout time? To answer these questions, filmmaker Jesus Sierra researched the
topic of night and made a film entitled 0300-0430. The film was only recorded between
3:00-4:30 a.m. and delved into what occurs at night and by whom. Moving from mountain
nightscapes to bustling cities, the film explores what it means to be up at night.
Working, partying or at rest, each part has a part to play.
Kicking the Can: Understanding the Financial Crisis of 2008
Director: John Rutter
Director of Photography: Pete Ellis
Editor: Will Gardner
Producers: Pete Ellis, Will Gardner, John Rutter
Kicking the Can is a short documentary focusing on the causes of the financial crisis
and concerns that still loom amidst current the financial environment. The film delves
into the nature of banks that are 'too big to fail" and probes the state of the Occupy
Movement in Denver.
