Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

Associate Professor of Media Studies Donna Berghorn welcomed the films’ casts and crews—made up of alumni, students, staff, current
and retired faculty and community members—on stage to be recognized.
Hopefully, that joy in
creating projects will be
self-sustaining as the
years go by.”
Joe Delaney ’12, who
worked as a writer and
editor for the festival
as part of his Capstone
project, described it as
an amazing and unique
opportunity to work with
professional alumni.
“I learned so much from
everyone involved,” he
says, “It wrapped up my
Colby-Sawyer experience
better than anything
else I can imagine.”
Professor Coonley’s
wife, Nancy, was both
impressed and overjoyed
with the festival. “Don
would be so proud that his
former students are acting
as mentors to current
students, and especially
at this self-organized
cohort of local filmmakers
and film students,” she
says. “He loved nothing
better than building
community, and his
greatest satisfaction came
from seeing his students
become colleagues and
friends. The camaraderie
of the film crews was
evident in their interactions
on stage and,
of course, everyone who
attended the first festival
remarked on the high
quality of the productions
coming from this collective.
This is a wonderful
legacy.”
For next year’s festival,
Mooney plans to do
something different. “Now
that this program is off
the ground, I want the
students, professors and
other alumni to share
their ideas and help shape
(From left to right) Communication Studies graduate Joe
Delaney ’12, Professor Berghorn, Will Peters ’06, Mike
Mooney ’02 and Asher Ellis ’06 played significant parts in
the festival’s success.
[the next] festival. That
is what this is all about,”
he says. “As for what’s
to come, well, you’ll just
have to come and see.
But I can assure you, it
will be good.”
The next Windcrossing
Festival will be held May 4,
2013 at the Sawyer Theatre.
Photos: Gil Talbot
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