A special screening of ‘The Sing Sing Chronicles’ — winner of the 2025 Emmy for Best Documentary — and a talk with filmmakers

A group of people embrace. One of the people embracing is a woman with a red, white and blue mask.

‘The Sing Sing Chronicles’ and Filmmakers Come to UC Berkeley From NBC News Studios and director Dawn Porter, “The Sing Sing Chronicles” is a four-part documentary series following 22 years of original investigative reporting by NBC News journalist Dan Slepian that helped overturn wrongful convictions in five homicide cases and free six innocent men. An…

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Work in Progress Screening: Forty One

A group of military personnel in uniform are playing tug-of-war, pulling on a thick rope with determination. The background is filled with other service members watching and cheering. "FORTY ONE" is displayed prominently over the image, emphasizing their teamwork and spirit during this work in progress.

Fifty-nine women fight their way through bootcamp, shattering societal expectations as they transform from teenage civilians into the first female Marines trained on the west coast. Alums Lisa Hornak (’19), Rafael Roy (’18) and Mallory Newman (’19) along with Kelin Verrette and Anna Kayes team up to tell the story in this feature length documentary…

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Philomathia Day: Immersive Environmental Storytelling

Jennifer Redfearn

As part of winning the 2023 Philomathia Prize, Jennifer Redfearn, Director of Berkeley Journalism’s Documentary Program, has curated Philomathia Day: Immersive Environmental Storytelling on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, at the David Brower Center in Berkeley.  This day-long event is an exploration at the nexus of visual journalism, environmental science, art,…

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