WASHINGTON, DC, 8 July 2015 — I’ve received a number of messages about the equipment I took recently to the Ecuadoran Amazon. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m not a “gear head.” But it’s important to keep up with the technology that enables us to do our work and to compete. So I’ll take a bit […]
BOBONAZA RIVER, Ecuador, 29 June 2015 — On the journey to the indigenous region of Sarayaku deep in the Ecuadoran Amazon, I took a five-hour canoe ride down the Bobonaza River. I saw dozens of canoes, run mostly by male “pilotos” and “punteros” (pilots and pointers.) A female pilot was somewhat of a rarity. This […]
PITTSBURGH, PA, 29 April 2015 — Two of the central characters in our film, “Afghan Dreams,” shine in a darkened theater at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Our documentary follows four young Afghan women competing in the world’s most important contest of international law, the Vis Moot East. The contest is held each […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 20 April 2015 — American University communication Ph.D. student Kara Andrade and graduating journalism major Julia Boccagno have been named 2015 recipients of the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium International Reporting Student Fellowships. From left are School of Communication (SOC) Dean Jeffrey Rutenbeck, Andrade, Boccagno, and Eric Hershberg, director of American University’s Center for […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 16 April 2015 — Our documentary about four young Afghan women competing in the world’s most important contest of international law will screen at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law on Wednesday 29 April.
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 APRIL 2015 — The screening on 8 April of “Afghan Dreams” at American University’s School of Communication was something beyond “special.” One member of the audience called it, “an inspiring and compelling documentary (event) about empowering women in Afghanistan. A wonderful story of perseverance, commitment and overcoming cultural and political barriers to […]