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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 January 2013 — Get a FREE copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual at the 7-10 March 2013 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. In addition, use my Promotional Code and get $100 off the workshop price. My Promo Code is BGENTILE. We now are accepting registrations for the 7-10 March […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 January 2013 — I returned last night from an 11-day video assignment on gangs and the evangelical church in Guatemala. I documented the work of Robert Brenneman, of St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. Brenneman is the author of, “Homies + Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America.” He returned to Guatemala […]