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LAWRENCE, N.J. — Along with local students and youth organizations, seven13 Films will stage a youth symposium with Trenton mayoral candidates, which will be moderated by CBS-3 Eyewitness News reporter, Alicia Nieves, at Rider University tomorrow evening.
The symposium will feature today’s youth from local schools and organizations, who will ask the panel of mayoral candidates questions about how they would improve the social challenges of Trenton. The candidates will have limited time to answer each question.
Prior to the youth symposium, seven13 Films will be screening an episode of their docuseries, and the Rider University students will be screening their featurette respectively: Generation Change and Generation Change: It Starts with Us.
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“It is amazing to see the film we have created has brought together the world of politics and education all in one place,” says Lee Kolinsky, co-owner of seven13 Films. “With CBS-3 and Alicia Nieves participating in the event, it’s the right step for great things to come.’’
The docuseries, Generation Change, is directed and produced by Joseph A. Halsey and written and produced by Kolinsky with a mission to increase social awareness about issues affecting our local youth. The film features Good Morning America’s Adrienne Bankert and youth from the local organization PEI Kids.
“We created this episode of Generation Change to find out what Trenton youth would do in their community if they were mayor,” says Halsey, co-owner of seven13 Films. “Now, these kids will get a chance to ask the mayoral candidates what they would change if they were elected,” Halsey adds. “Our film was designed to inspire a conversation and promote positive change in the community.”
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Trenton mayoral candidates for this event will include Darren Green, Reed Gusciora, Annette Horton-Lartigue, Paul Perez, and Walker worthy.
The symposium is being planned and produced by Rider University students in the COM341 Publicity Methods course that is currently being taught by Adjunct Professor Kathy Magrino.
Magrino’s class has been working closely with seven13 Films and media consultant Margaret Fontana of Margaret Fontana Media since January.
“Producing and promoting this event has provided a great ‘real-world’ learning experience for everyone involved,” says Magrino. “My students and I are very excited to be working with Joe and Margaret and the entire seven13 Films crew. We are so grateful to them for this opportunity and for all of their time and guidance.”
For more information about this event, or to register to attend, visit the Eventbrite registration page at http://bit.ly/RiderScreeningEvent. You may also contact Kathy Magrino at kmagrino@rider.edu, or Margaret Fontana at seven13filmsandmedia@gmail.com.