Students' Lone Star Emmy documentaries to be shown for the first time in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
12/6/2006
Two award-winning documentaries that vividly capture the personal
family struggles of recent Radio, Television and Film (RTVF) graduates
were screened for the first time in Fort Worth Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7
p.m. in the auditorium of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Greg
Mansur, MFA and a professor of RTVF who teaches the documentary class,
encourages students to use their own lives as the backdrop for their
first films because many students think documentaries are boring. Using
their personal experience helps students view documentary production
differently. The students won their Lone Star Emmy awards in October.
Regeneration Produced by Chris Greer and directed by Red Sanders. Edited by Angela Luveano and Red Sanders
This
23-minute documentary follows the story of Greer’s teenage sister who
was diagnosed with macular degeneration at 17 and told that she would
be legally blind in six months. The documentary explores the impact of
the diagnosis on the family and follows the sister as she travels to
New York to take what could be her last look at Manhattan.
Detached
Produced by Chris St. Pierre and directed by Laura Pici; Emily Moss,
camera; Tabitha Lauderdale, 1st AD; and Maggie Liu, associate producer
A
45-minute documentary that focuses on St. Pierre’s younger adopted
brother whose disabilities served as a source of stress and joy in the
family. The documentary contains family videos showing the younger
brother’s self-destructive habits, interviews with family members and a
reunion between the adopted brother and other family members.
