About
The Salmanowitz Program was first established through a five-year grant commencing in March 2001, which has been generously renewed annually thereafter. The grant establishes the Salmanowitz Professor, who advises potential producers on the implementation of new documentary projects. Further, the grant supports the Assistant Director, a student from within the Fine Arts Department, who provides research and logistical support for the program.
Representative Student Projects
Students have traveled nationally and internationally to film documentaries about moral courage, social justice, and human rights. Their works have been exhibited in theaters, festivals, conferences, and on local cable television at Boston College. The students have shown some of their photographic work in exhibitions—e.g. on Rwanda—and screened their films with a presentation at the Boston College Arts Festival annually. Each student has had and opportunity to be exposed to a situation where he or she can learn about an issue of serious importance in our society today.