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“Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark,” was screened at the 5th Annual Trenton Film Festival May 2 – 4, 2008. The documentary, produced by the Canisius College Video Institute, was shown at the Broad Street Bank, and included a panel discussion moderated by Preservation New Jersey.
To read an article published at Trentonian.com, click here.
The 30-minute video documentary, produced by digital media arts majors Kirsten Jahn '07 and Scott Richardson '09, traces the history of the building, its architectural and social significance, and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring the building back to life.
Jahn and Richardson will attend the festival with Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department and director of the Video Institute, and will participate in the audience talk-back session following the screening.
The Canisius College Video Institute provides students with the opportunity to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that will benefit the college and the community at large. Students produce documentaries and promotional videos for local and international not-for-profit and service agencies that otherwise would not have the resources to tell their stories this way.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of communication studies at Canisius College.
Public Screenings
Screenings of student video projects on campus are free and open to the public.
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Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, is professor and chair of the Communication Studies Department at Canisius College. A best-selling author, Irwin specializes in the areas of broadcasting and media studies. Her research interests include cultural indicators of daytime serial drama, behind-the-scenes development and creation of television programming, and the impact of the media on society. |
For information or to get involved in the Canisius College Video Institute, please write to irwin@canisius.eduor call 716-888-2108.
Students -- for an application to be part of this program, click a link below.
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