Our Times
Episode Three
Our Times is a news magazine program produced by the Video Magazine Storytelling class in the Journalism Department of Boston University. In the third episode, Sukanya Mitra looks at the life of homeless women and a place that for forty years has been a haven for them; Julieann Challacombe visits an artist who uses counterculture sarcasm and found objects to create mixed media art; and Adriana Cardenas-Valles interviews First-Generation students at Boston University about their experiences of being the first in their family to attend college.
Sukanya Mitra
Life on The Streets
As a reporter and anchor, Sukanya Mitra explores the grave issue of homelessness among women and how a woman’s shelter helps several homeless women find housing among other necessities. She hopes to create a difference in the society by telling compelling stories by the people and for the people. As a Journalism Graduate Student at Boston University, Sukanya aims to narrate the story of Kim, a woman who was homeless, through the eyes of Women’s Lunch Place.
Julieann Kelly Challacombe
Another Man’s Treasure
With profound interest, but limited knowledge of the arts, second-year Journalism graduate student at Boston University, Julieann Challacombe explores the craft of local Boston street artists.
“As I’ve taken courses and met so many people from all walks of life and interests,” Julieann said, “ it’s become important to me to educate myself about crevices of the world I haven’t reached.”
Adriana Cardenas-Valles
First in the Family: The Stories of First-Generation Students
Boston University senior, Adriana Cardenas-Valles focuses the camera on students who are the first in their family to attend college. As common threads emerge from their unique experiences, each student’s story also becomes the story of their parents who were denied higher education.
“I never shy away from allowing people to share their stories,” Cardenas-Valles said. “Every story is valuable and it was an honor having these students allow me to help tell theirs.”