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The associate professor of journalism’s new film resonated with audiences at the Beaufort International Film Festival, capturing the emotional weight of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Ashley Christman’s battle with stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer and her determination to continue serving while living fully with her wife and young son.

After screening his recent work with Overtime, the Elon alumnus shared insights into his career as a producer and cinematographer.

The cinema and television arts major recently won a film contest celebrating the stories of African Americans and the positive impact they have made in Guilford County communities.

Members of the yearlong documentary film production program received behind-the-scenes access to Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, considered one of the world’s premiere showcases for nonfiction cinema.

Movies shown during the festival reflected on the collective and individual capacity for empowerment to survive challenging socio-economic conditions, live in territories affected by environmental crises, and experience persecution and criminalization of struggles for justice in Latin America.

The festival presented the film “The Illusion of Abundance: Risking Their Life to Protect Our Planet” by Erika Gonzales Remirez and Matthieu Lietaert in Turner Theater.

Brandon Talton ’23, a cinema and television arts BFA major, produced the 12-minute documentary as part of his Advanced Documentary and Nonfiction Production class.

In her new project, the associate professor of cinema and television arts chronicles a 70-year-old dance teacher, her small-town dance studio, and the challenges she faced during the last three years.

In his candid memoir, the author writes honestly about bullying, substance abuse, depression, isolation, and other issues stutterers like him face.

The Associated Press correspondent visited campus as part of Elon’s partnership in the Pulitzer Center’s Campus Consortium, speaking with nine classes and dozens of students.