Hunter College journalism alumna student Chelsea Narvaez has won an Emmy for her work on the CBS News primetime documentary, 39 Days.

Narvaez was a production assistant on the weekly news program 48 Hours on the day a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student shot and killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida.  As the story unfolded, the 48 Hours team and other CBS journalists decided to profile the students who banded together to do something, chronicling a movement that culminated in the nationwide March for our Lives 39 days later.

Narvaez said they worked around the clock on the documentary. “I’m truly in awe of what we managed to put together in such a short amount of time.,” Narvaez said. “When it aired, we cried, feeling the weight of the awful tragedy that occurred, wishing we never had to make this documentary but feeling pride in telling the victims’ stories and the stories of their friends and family as best we could.”

In addition to the Emmy for Outstanding News Special, 39 Days received an Edward R. Murrow award for Best News Documentary in June. Way to go Chelsea!

MovieMaker Magazine, “the nation’s leading resource on the art and business of making movies and the world’s most widely read independent film magazine” gave professor Mercado’s recently published book in The Filmmaker’s Eye series, The Language of the Lens, a glowing review: 
“For the new moviemaking generation, The Language of the Lens can serve as a reference point of how some of cinema’s greatest auteurs make use of the lens, as well as a key for how to use the tool. After reading The Language of the Lens, moviemakers will be equipped with the ultimate knowledge to command any lens, from an iPhone to the most expensive glass money can buy”
Their full review can be found in their Summer 2019 issue, available at newsstands everywhere, and at the following link.

Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019 | 6-8PM
Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall 
4th Floor North Building
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Prof. Kelly Anderson’s film UNSTUCK: an OCD kids movie and the premiere of Jay Chieh-Chun Lee’s film Involuntary Repetition as Everyday Life (made in Prof. Michael Gitlin’s Microcultural Incidents Class). A panel discussion will follow after the screening. This will also be relevant for students interested in crafting distribution campaigns that prioritize community engagement in non-traditional settings, including robust social media engagement.

As part of OCD Awareness Week 2019, the Hunter College Department of Film and Media Studies presents:

How a Film Helped Heal, Build Community and Challenge Stereotypes

Featured Films:
UNSTUCK: an OCD kids movie
Involuntary Repetition as Everyday Life
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Panel discussion with OCD experts & filmmakers