Creative Arts Faculty Alan Kryszak and his film students at 91±¬ΑΟ Machias are drawing critical acclaim for their latest feature \u201cPrivacy & The Power of Secrets\u201d. The documentary shows different perspectives around data privacy and surveillance. Investigations into the past and present explore how collecting information affects society. From historical documents to face recognition technology, the film fosters discussion on a personal level.<\/p>\n
Stories range from members of the Passamaquoddy nation telling oral histories of defending community women and preserving their heritage, animal rights activists seeking to end the inhumane treatment of dogs in medical labs, descendants of the governor who started and ended the Salem witch trials, a FEMA employee trying to protect people from floods, and many others. The Boston Globe<\/a> called the team\u2019s work \u201cartful and engaging, it\u2019s the way a movie like this should be made.\u201d<\/p>\n Students conducted research, interviews, and took turns in every role of creating the documentary. \u201cThey are the camera person, the lighting person, the sound, or they are the director saying when it starts and when it stops. So the students rotate very quickly when we\u2019re on the scene,\u201d says Kryszak. Back in the classroom studio, students continue to take on every role of editing and production. \u201cThey\u2019re always learning and doing it before they can even be intimidated,\u201d says Kryszak. With support from Kryszak\u2019s expertise and structure, the students are guided through experiential learning, high creativity, and collaboration.<\/p>\n “I really loved working on this project,\u201d says Grace Turse, a senior studying Media and Psychology at UMM. \u201cThe editing part was really fun, it was like putting the pieces of a puzzle together.\u201d Kryszak provides material and sets the film\u2019s concept before the course starts, takes on more sensitive interviews himself, and does post-production of the film after the course ends. Around ten students are in the UMM Downeast Documentary crew, or CMY 110\/VID 101 which students can still sign-up for to be part of the next film.<\/p>\n During the past year, \u201cPrivacy & The Power of Secrets\u201d had screenings at The Hague Global Cinema Festival and Sweden Film Awards. But this month, the film is coming home to Maine. On September 24, the UMM Performing Arts Center will have a showing at 7pm with free admission. Kryszak\u2019s first Downeast Documentary film with a UMM student crew, called \u201cWhatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction\u201d, is also being featured on Maine Public Television<\/a> on Sept. 16th at 10 pm.<\/p>\n Written by Clarisa Diaz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Creative Arts Faculty Alan Kryszak and his film students at 91±¬ΑΟ Machias are drawing critical acclaim for their latest feature \u201cPrivacy & The Power of Secrets\u201d. The documentary shows different perspectives around data privacy and surveillance. 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Creative Arts Faculty Alan Kryszak and his film students at 91±¬ΑΟ Machias are drawing critical acclaim for their latest feature \u201cPrivacy & The Power of Secrets\u201d. 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