Canisius College

Saturday, October 29, 2011: 
Immersion: El Salvador
(T.J. Neil DMA ’12 and Hannah Hampton DMA ’12)
Explores the experience students have as they immerse themselves in the study of culture, religious traditions, and business in a third world country.

“Immersion: El Salvador” follows a group of Canisius students as they travel to El Salvador with the college’s Institute for the Global Study of Religion (IGSOR). The film documents the students’ journey of self-awareness and enlightenment as they explore faith, religion, culture and justice in the Central American country. The documentary also highlights student interactions with the Salvadoran people, struggles of the poverty-stricken, evangelical Christianity, and the inspiring story of Arch Bishop Oscar Romero.

“Immersion: El Salvador” was produced by T.J. Neil ’12 and Hannah Hampton ’12, both digital media arts majors, and Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, co-director of the Canisius College Video Institute and chair of the Communication Studies Department.

Following the 30-minute documentary, Timothy Wadkins, PhD, professor of religion and theology and director of IGSOR, will answer questions from the audience. Salvadoran singer and songwriter Guillermo Cuéllar will also perform.

The “Immersion: El Salvador” event is co-sponsored by the IGSOR, the Canisius College Video Institute, and the Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture and Performance Series.

• Video Institute Premieres Two New Documentaries - 10/7/11
• Video Institute Projects Chosen for Film Festival - 7/14/11
• Canisius College Video Institute Hosts Screening Of Video Documentary “On That Road: Reliving the Civil Rights Movement” - 1/5/2011
• Canisius College Video Institute Receives $50,000 Grant - 12/4/2009
• Canisius College Video Institute Wins Three PRSA Awards - 6/25/2009
• Video Institute Projects Earn National Awards - 6/2/2009
• Video Institute Documentary Earns National Awards - 4/23/2009
• Students Produce Local Television Show -- 4/3/09
• “Southern India: A Collision of Cultures” Selected For Film Festival -- 2/20/09
• "Rubia en España" To Be Screened -- 2/6/09
• Video Institute Earns Another National Award for “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” -- 9/12/08
• “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” Earns National Awards -- 8/5/08
• Video Institute Wins "Best of Show" PR Award -- 6/20/08
• “Carvings for a Cause” Documentary Premieres -- 6/10/08
• “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” Documentary In Film Festival -- 4/15/08
• "Southern India: A Collision of Cultures" To Be Screened -- 4/14/08
• Three Video Documentaries Produced in El Salvador Premiere -- 1/25/08
• “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” To Air On Local PBS -- 11/6/07
• "HeARTstrings: The Guitars for Hope Project," "Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse," Vive La Casa Video Earn PRSA Honors -- 6/26/07
• “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark” Airs At Central Terminal -- 6/19/07
• Video Institute Central Terminal Documentary Showing at Montante Cultural Center -- 4/22/07
• Journey's End Refugee Services, Vive La Casa Projects Screened -- 9/20/06
• "Heartstrings: The Guitars for Hope Story," "When Half of Your Heart Dies," "Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse," Other Short Films To Be Screened -- 8/31/06
• "Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse" Screening, Talk -- 8/29/06
• "Heartstrings: The Guitars for Hope Story" Presented -- 4/5/06

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.