THE NEWARK MOSAIC combines new media with documentary production to create a dynamic portrayal of life in Newark.
Our goal is to create 30 original short videos in 2010, telling real stories of real people from this great city.
We are on a quest to discover and show the world diverse stories that challenge the stereotypes that typically define Newark in the mainstream media. Our stories acknowledge the challenges faced by Newark, but do not allow those challenges to define its people. We will look beyond the stereotypes and the challenges to discover the richness, the heart, the diversity, the dignity, and the humanity of the people of Newark. We are creating a space in our new digital media landscape where these stories can exist, circulate, inform, and inspire.
As the project grows in the coming year we will hold community-based media-production workshops encouraging Newarkers to become editors, directors, producers and active media users proudly telling their stories.
The Newark Mosaic has been created by Leo Aristimuño, who has previously produced numerous independent documentaries and teaches Media Studies and Video Production at Rutgers University in Newark.
The Newark Mosaic is supported in part by the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University in Newark.
You can help our project succeed:
- Share the site and videos with friends
- Subscribe/follow our site to receive regular updates.
- Let us know what you think by posting comments.
- Contact us with ideas for our videos
- Help us produce a video: If you have any experience or interest in video production, you can produce for us or lend a hand at our shoots.
- In the coming weeks, we will unveils ways you can support us financially so we can better fund our production teams and our community projects.
Thank you and enjoy!
Leo
For more information, please contact me directly:
LEO ARISTIMUÑO, Producer/Director
Department of Arts, Culture, and Media
Rutgers University in Newark
973-353-1184
leo@newarkmosaic.com