ElonDocs film featured in festival

Trafficked recently played at filmSPARK, a film festival hosted in Raleigh to showcase local film makers and their works. Produced by former ElonDocs members Olivia Pohl, Mason Sklut and Katherine Wise, the short documentary raises awareness of  human trafficking in North Carolina.

Then-senior Wise had learned about the issue through an earlier research project. After contacting various organizations, the group came across Jillian Mourning, a former victim of human trafficking.

“Her story was incredible,” Pohl said.

Wise recently travelled to Raleigh to attend filmSPARK. “It was really rewarding to see our film screened in front of an audience,” she said. “Especially since it fulfilled Jillian’s goal of spreading awareness about trafficking–which in the end turned into our goal of the film.”

elondocs welcomes its new members for the 2013-2014 school year

Brian Binder

Brian Binder is a junior at Elon University with a Major in Media Arts and Entertainment and Minor in Business Administration. Brian loves to tell stories with the camera whether it be through narrative or documentary filmmaking. With the experience gained through Elondocs, he plans to further his knowledge in cinematography and story construction, and be an all-around student of film. Brian plans to work for a small production company as a director/cinematographer on feature films.

Stefan Fortmann

Stefan Fortmann is a junior majoring in Media Arts and Entertainment and minoring in Psychology. He is a “born and bred” South African and came to the US to play tennis. He works with the Elon Athletic Department and the Pendulum as a sports photographer. He would love to work with the African Wildlife one day either through photo or documentary work.

Brad Hinkle

Brad Hinkle is a media arts and entertainment major with a concentration in cinema. With a background in journalism, he is very interested in pursuing a career in the field of documentary. However, a recent semester in Los Angeles has convinced him that scripted production may also be a possibility. He plans on moving to LA after graduation and starting his career in the film industry at some capacity.

Audrey Horwitz is a senior at Elon University. She’s a cinema major and a literature minor from Pasadena, California. After graduation she hopes to write for television and live in New York City.

Sergio Ingato

Sergio Ingato is a junior from Princeton Junction, NJ and is majoring in Media Arts and Entertainment with a concentration in Cinema. He recently returned from spring semester in Los Angeles, CA, where he interned at Voltage Pictures and directed a short film. Sergio is humbled to join the Elondocs crew and hopes to enhance his skills in both filming and editing. “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.”

Brian Mezerski

Brian Mezerski is a junior media arts & entertainment major and Communications Fellow.  He loves student media and has worked with Elon Local News, WSOE 89.3fm and Elon Student Television, among others.  He also attended the Elon in LA summer program and elon@sundance experience.  He most recently interned with FremantleMedia North America, one of the world’s largest television production companies.

Amory Parks

Amory Parks is a sophomore majoring in media arts & entertainment with a concentration in cinema. She is also minoring in psychology and history. On campus, she is involved in InterVarsity and America Reads. She hopes to create documentaries that feature interesting characters and explore social issues.

Jacky Shacknow

Jacky Shacknow is a sophomore from Wayne NJ majoring in media arts and entertainment.  She is really excited to be a part of the Elondocs program.  In the future she plans to work making documentaries for a non-profit and eventually become an editor for high budget documentaries.

Brian Szymanski

Brian Szymanski is a sophomore media arts and entertainment major with a concentration in cinema and an entrepreneurship minor. Through his on-campus job as a video production assistant and the Elondocs program, he plans on learning how to direct, film and edit quality documentary films. His main goal with documentary work is to portray various cultures associated with sports and the arts. After Elon, he would like to direct and shoot extreme sports documentaries.

Kyle Vines

Kyle Vines is an Elon sophomore majoring in Strategic Communications with a minor in Music Technology. Kyle loves Jesus, music, and banana pudding. Believing stories are the best way to communicate with others; Kyle looks to find the most interesting, engaging, and relevant stories today and capture them in documentary form. He currently works as a video production assistant at Elon University and hopes to go into the documentary field once he graduates. When he is not busy with school Kyle can be found playing music, running, or listening to podcast.

Molly Weingarten

Molly Weingarten is a senior from South Salem, N.Y. majoring in media arts and entertainment with a concentration in broadcast and new media and minoring in philosophy and political science. She has always had a fascination with documentaries and their ability to focus on the truth and shed light on the real issues in the world. Though she is a relatively inexperienced documentarian, Molly hopes that ElonDocs will give her the opportunities to pursue meaningful subjects and stories.