WASHINGTON, DC, 1 November 2015 — Just over a week ago I donated the use and distribution of my photojournalism collection to the library at American University. The collection includes some 30,000 images that I generated since beginning my career in 1977. During the ceremony marking the donation, I delivered a brief address, mostly to […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 30 October 2015 — I shot and produced this film while on assignment this summer in the Ecuadorian Amazon for Eric Hershberg and his Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS). This assignment was funded by CLALS’ grant from the Henry Luce Foundation on “Religion and International Affairs.” You can see the […]
http://videojournalismworkshops.com SARAYAKU, Ecuador, 28 June 2015 We arrived in Sarayaku after a five-hour canoe ride down the Bobonaza River. I was struck by the foot bridge that members of the community use to traverse the waterway. Its a noisy, squeaky, shaky, sketchy affair — and a gift for any filmmaker. On it I was […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 3 January 2015 — Award-winning documentary filmmaker Callum Macrae is on hand Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at American University for the screening of “No Fire Zone,” which tells the story of the final 138 days of the 26-year Sri Lanka civil war and sheds light on the government’s brutal military offensive that saw […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 29 October 2014 — Former student Bill Delano took time from his busy freelance schedule to Skype with students in my Backpack Documentary class — 10 years after he, himself, was a member of the same class. Delano has gone on to build an extraordinarily successful career for himself, not only on a […]