Student Digital Stories

The Wishflower documents 18-year old Donna as she struggles against the opinions of parents, siblings, friends, and even her self to claim her own identity and self-expression through the art of tattoo. This film was created as a semester-long assignment for Rutgers University's Documentary Filmmaking for Writers course.

"39 Hoops" is a documentary about John Hulme, a lifelong non-professional basketball player coming to the realization that his playing days are coming to an end. Made by Stephen Beeston in Dena Seidel's 'Documentary Filmmaking for Writers' class, "39 Hoops" shows John torn between the fact that his age, injuries, and ailing body are telling him to stop playing the game, yet his heart and mind are telling him to continue— at least until he can successfully pass on his passion to his young son.

"Leading The Blind" tells the story of a man named Doug, who left behind a high-profile corporate job in search of something a bit more meaningful. He found it at Camp Happiness, a a non-profit day camp for blind citizens in Middletown, NJ.

In addition to being an entomology student at Rutgers, John Cambridge is also an artist, though his medium of choice is not typically what one finds in most artists' studios. This piece was made in the Documentary Filmmaking for Writers class, which is offered by Writers House at Rutgers University.