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Rowan professor’s climate documentary premieres at Climate Week NYC

Dakim Marcel Randolph, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

The film “Antarctica - The Great Awakens” was set to launch on Sept. 22  at Climate Week NYC, one of the largest events to raise awareness for climate change. The film was screened at the World Trade...

"In 2021, Brand produced an audio-only documentary about Kuromiya, and now he has decided he wants to create something with a visual component. This will be Brand's first feature-length film." - Contributor / Timothy Hawk

Rowan professor Keith Brand secures $300,000 grant for documentary on civil rights advocate Kiyoshi Kuromiya

Grace Reed November 15, 2023

Keith Brand, a professor in the radio, television, and film department at Rowan is working on a documentary that was just awarded a $300,000 grant from the Pew Center of Arts and Heritage. A Philadelphia...

"Listen to Black Mamas" platforms women at Rowan University to discuss the maternal mortality crisis. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

“All she wanted to do was be a mother:” New Jersey’s Black maternal mortality crisis

Victoria McGivern March 1, 2023

Saish Matthews’ dream was to become a mother, but shortly after the arrival of her firstborn, she slipped into a coma and died nearly a month after her son’s birth. In relation to Black History...

“Without Arrows” will focus on the lives of a Native American family. - Photo via Jonathan Olshefski

Rowan professor and filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski secures funding for new documentary

Al Harmon February 1, 2023

Jonathan Olshefski, a Rowan University professor whose film "QUEST" received Emmy nominations for Best Documentary and Best Social Issue Documentary, recently received a major grant from JustFilms, a...

Poster for Psychology of Neo-Nazis: Another Journey by Train to Auschwitz. - Photo / RCHGHR

RCHGHR screens “Psychology of Neo-Nazis: Another Journey by Train to Auschwitz”

Bryant Lopez February 1, 2023

On Jan. 31, a film screening and discussion of “Psychology of Neo-Nazis: Another Journey by Train to Auschwitz” was hosted by Professor Jody Russell Manning, the program director for the Rowan Center...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Documenting Influential Music

Amber Bertino October 19, 2022

As the weather gets colder, there’s nothing I’d rather do than lounge under a blanket and watch music documentaries. This week, I offer five documentaries I love and hope that you will enjoy them...

"This series shows the audience the creative process that goes into each album the band created and witnessing everything in real-time. The fact that 50 years later this band is still a topic of conversation and worth creating a docuseries is incredible." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

From rooftop esonance to Abbey Road: Exploring the artistry in docu-series “The Beatles: Get Back”

Kelly Steinmeyer December 8, 2021

“Get Back” on Disney Plus appeals to both die-hard and casual fans of The Beatles. Peter Jackson, director of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, created this captivating mini-series following the...

Movie Poster of Intent to Destroy, the film shown at Rowan University on Monday as part of the Holocaust and Genocide discussion. Photo Courtesy of IMDB.com.

Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosts the showing of ‘Intent to Destroy’

Lindsey D'Ambrosio November 28, 2018

On Monday, the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies held a presentation of Joe Berlinger’s documentary entitled, “Intent to Destroy.” The film captures the true to life political difficulties...

Lara Stolman, director of documentary "Swim Team," speaks with John Woodruff, Director of the Rowan Academic Success Center, at the screening. - Tara Lonsdorf/Arts & Entertainment Editor.

‘Swim Team’ screening celebrates inclusion

Tara Lonsdorf October 24, 2018

The young men on the New Jersey Hammerheads swim team are just like any other group of dedicated athletes: hard working, determined and committed to their success. Quiet, animal-loving Mikey is among...

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