WASHINGTON, DC, 26 January 2013 — Join us for the screening this Wednesday 30 January of “Through Their Eyes,” a one-hour documentary about six American University students studying in Cuba during fall semester 2011. See how each student is transformed by the experience. The documentary will screen in the Ward Building, Room #1. This is […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 January 2013 — You can save $100 by registering now for the March 7-10, 2013 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. Go to http://videojournalismworkshops.com and use my Promotional Code BGENTILE. You also will receive a FREE copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual when you arrive for the event.
WASHINGTON, DC, 14 January 2013 — The workshop, “Religious Responses to Violence in Latin America,” opened Monday at the Founders Room of American University’s (AU) School of International Service. The two-day event is hosted by AU’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS), headed by director Eric Hershberg. The workshop brings together some of […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 14 January 2013 — I just received a copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual. It’s now available on Amazon. I’ll be using the text this semester in my Backpack Documentary class at American University.
WASHINGTON, DC, 14 January 2013 — Here’s the flyer to announce the screening of our latest documentary, “Through Their Eyes,” about one group of AU Abroad students in Cuba during fall semester 2011. The film is a visually rich tour of the island from the students’ perspective. It also documents the profound transformation that each […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 13 January 2013 — This is the front cover of a book of photographs made by members of “Fotokids,” a non-profit founded in 1991 by former Reuters photojournalist Nancy McGirr, a long-time friend and colleague. Nancy gave me a signed copy of the book during my recent trip to Guatemala where I worked […]