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 […]
GUATEMALA CITY, 7 January 2013 — My Essential Video Journalism Field Manual now is available on Amazon. You can find it by clicking HERE. I hope you enjoy it.
GUATEMALA CITY, 5 January 2013 — JournalismDegree.org has named my Backpack Journalism blog as one of the top 20 on the web for journalists. In an announcement issued this week the organization said, “Bill Gentile is the pioneer of ‘backpack journalism,’ a term that describes the mapping of emerging techniques and technologies for visual storytellers. […]