Westside Stories
A Virtual Platform to Showcase the Research of the Westside San Antonio Humanities Project
Amanda Hill and Student-Filmmakers
Abstract
The Westside Stories documentary filmmaking project was completed in Spring 2019 to fulfill the requirements for the undergraduate course, Media Production II. The students in this course creating documentary films about business owners and employees on San Antonio’s Westside. The upper division course included eight students, seven of whom completed a Westside Stories documentary.
The project intended to teach students the practical skills of creating short documentary films such as interviewing, sound and video recording, and audio-visual editing; work with community partners to create narratives; grow the connection between St. Mary’s University and the immediate Westside San Antonio community; and help students hone their ability to listen for and to diverse stories, and create an understanding of the value of vernacular, everyday stories, and the specific stories of the people within this community.
Student Filmmakers
- Alexandra Cantu
- Daria Flowers
- V. Gwyn Hartung
- Joshua Madrid
- Odette Medina
- Cristal Mendez
- Natiebe Nanda
- Timothy O’Dekirk
- Samantha Salazar
- Jack Wittenberg
