Baldwin Award Time!

Just recently, Boston College announced it's Fifth Annual Baldwin Award nominations. I'm proud to say that four of my submissions received some sort of nomination.

If you have a Boston College user name, you can check out all the nominated films this year and vote for your favorite. Below are my four submissions.

For Others: Nominated for Best Documentary and Viewer's Choice. "For Others" profiles Boston College students who volunteer every week to help teach GED prep and ESL classes in Brighton. Thanks to Dimitri Papetsas, Brendan Quinn, Joe Zaleski, and Naz Keskin who all worked on the film. Thanks also to Jeremy Marks and the rest of the 4 Boston volunteers for helping us arrange the film. Thanks also to John Michalczyk, the Salamanowitz Program, and the BC Film Department for their help.


The Fabulous Life of Bienvenu Mayemba: Nominated for Best Comedy and Viewer's Choice. This short video is brief profile about one of Boston College's most renowned Jesuits, Fr. Bienvenu Mayemba, S.J. Thanks to Patrick Corcoran and Maggie Rulli for giving their commentary, and of course, thank to Bienvenu for being absolutely amazing.

In Good Faith(Trailer): Nominated in the Viewer's Choice category. The full length film was too long for this year's submissions, but the committee did nominate the trailer for the Viewer's Choice competition. Thanks to everyone who made this film possible!

The Backstage: Nominated for a Viewer's Choice. This ten minute spoof on the office was made with the most amazing tech crew I ever had the pleasure of working with. Thanks to the entire cast and crew of "A Dancer's Christmas 2008."

IGF Screens at ISBCC

I'm pleased to say that "In Good Faith" had a very good reception at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center(ISBCC) last Sunday. About 100 people from all different communities filled the room to see the film. There was a little technical trouble early on, but eventually the film went off without any more glitches.

Below are a few pictures from the event.

In Good Faith - Screening March 22, 2009

For those who haven't been following this blog, I recently completed a documentary about the Muslim Community in Boston and the controversy over the construction of their new mosque (the largest in New England) last fall. There was a preview screening in April 2008, but at that point the film was still lacking original music that would make the film complete.

Now that the final touches have been made, the film is ready to screen once again. For those interested, the film will be screening Sunday March 22, 2009 at 5:45PM. The screening will take place at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) at 100 Malcolm X Boulevard in Boston. Following the screening will be a panel with four experts on the situation:

Bilal Kaleem, Director of the Muslim American Society (Boston Chapter)

Dr. Diana L. Eck, Director of the Pluralism Project and Professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard University

Dr. Larry Lowenthal, Former Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee

Fr. Raymond Helmick, S.J., Mediator and Professor at Boston College

There will also be a small reception and volunteers from the ISB will be on hand to answer questions about the mosque and give tours.