Photoville

Featuring: Mohamed Alsiadi, Ashley Gilbertson, Sara Grossman, Ed Kashi, Tim Raphael, Hamna Saleem, Dina Sayedahmed, Julie Winokur

“Newest Americans” chronicles the immigrant experience from the vantage point of the most diverse campus in the United States, Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), according to U.S. News & World Report. Recognizing Newark as a bellwether for the demographic future of the entire country, this project generates fresh narratives about our emerging majority-minority population and the nation it is transforming.

“Newest Americans” reaches across media formats: documentary film, photography, fiction and nonfiction essays, podcasting and interactive storytelling. Since 2014, we have produced a digital magazine, mounted gallery and museum exhibits, and hosted numerous public humanities events that engage audiences in in-depth conversations about the challenges and opportunities presented by immigration. We generate both hyper-local stories and documentaries on the wider impact of people connected to the city, making this a project with both Jersey roots and a global reach.

“Newest Americans” is a collaboration between Talking Eyes Media (an award-winning social documentary production company), VII Photo (an internationally renowned collective of photojournalists) and Rutgers University-Newark. Professional journalists, media-makers and artists work alongside RU-N faculty and students to create stories that reframe the immigration experience in America.

Organizations

  • Talking Eyes Media

    Talking Eyes Media

    Talking Eyes Media is a nonprofit production company whose work stimulates public dialogue and advocates for positive social change. Based in New Jersey, Talking Eyes Media has produced films, books and essays that have appeared on MSNBC, PBS, National Geographic, Discovery, The New York Times, The Washington Post and many other major media outlets.

  • The VII Foundation

    The VII Foundation

    The VII Foundation is committed to in-depth journalism covering the crucial issues of our time. In a world where beliefs and actions are increasingly out of sync with facts and realities, our response is to document the truth to enable communities worldwide to make evidence-based choices about the challenges impacting their lives.

    The foundation does this by empowering new voices through education, especially from under-resourced regions where press freedom is limited and journalists are vulnerable. It trains practitioners to cover their local communities and global problems and produces large-scale and long-term documentary projects that advocate change and detail solutions. It brings new and neglected perspectives to the public agenda and hosts conversations campaigning for a diverse, safe, and viable profession, especially for freelancers worldwide.

  • The Center for Migration and the Global City (CMGC)

    The Center for Migration and the Global City (CMGC)

    The Center for Migration and the Global City (CMGC) is an incubator for multidisciplinary scholarship, public humanities and civic engagement that addresses the local and global effects of migration. CMGC is based on the campus of Rutgers University-Newark.

Newest Americans

 archive : 2017

Featuring: Various Artists

Curated by: Julie Winokur Ed Kashi Tim Raphael

Presented by: Talking Eyes Media, VII, The Center for Migration and the Global City (CMGC)
  • Talking Eyes Media
  • The VII Foundation
  • The Center for Migration and the Global City (CMGC)

Locations

View Location Details Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza

1 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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This project is made possible by generous support from Rutgers University-Newark and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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OPENING NIGHT with Talking Eyes Media’s Newest Americans

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