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Documenting History: Jacob Rosdail uses filmmaking to enhance UNK projects

April 13, 2020 by gottulatm

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Jacob Rosdail has always been a cinephile. As a high schooler, the central Iowa native was constantly looking for a reason to bust out his parents’ video camera. If a teacher wanted a report on Colombia, Rosdail filmed himself talking about the Central American country. When William Shakespeare was the topic, he gathered a few buddies and recreated a scene from one of the writer’s famous plays. “I always liked making movies … [Read more...] about Documenting History: Jacob Rosdail uses filmmaking to enhance UNK projects

Filed Under: 2020, Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Documentary, filmmaking, films, Jacob Rosdail, New Frontiers, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, videography

UNK Psychology hosts free showing of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ at The World Theatre

February 16, 2019 by gottulatm

Bobby Shafran, left, David Kellman and Eddy Galland were separated at birth. They are the subjects of the documentary "Three Identical Strangers." It will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 19) at Kearney’s The World Theater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=uM5TQ4f7ycw KEARNEY – In 1961, identical triplets were born in New York and adopted as infants by separate families, each child unaware that he had brothers. At the direction of a Jewish adoption agency and psychiatrists, the three were intentionally placed with families at different economic levels: one blue-collar, one middle-class and one wealthy. The separations were done as part of an undisclosed … [Read more...] about UNK Psychology hosts free showing of ‘Three Identical Strangers’ at The World Theatre

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Documentary, Film, Thompson Scholar's, Three Identical Strangers, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Nebraska Safety Center film screening explores deadly mining disaster in West Virginia

May 24, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – “The Run Coal Memos” will be screened 1 p.m. Tuesday (May 29) in Copeland Hall Room 142 on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Part of the “Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work” series, the film explores what led to the massive explosion that killed 29 men in April 2010 at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. The explosion remains the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in the last 45 years. A discussion led by NET public radio and … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center film screening explores deadly mining disaster in West Virginia

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Documentary, Ethics at Work, Explosion, Massey Energy, Mining, Nebraska Safety Center, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, Upper Big Branch

UNK professor tells Frank Museum’s story in new film

April 9, 2018 by admin 1 Comment

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jacob Rosdail had a difficult time deciding which part of the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture’s past to focus on in his new documentary. The 128-year-old building was a masterpiece when it served as the home of George Sr. and Phoebe Frank in the late 1890s, and its significance continued during the 60-year stretch when it was part of the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis. Torn between the two eras, … [Read more...] about UNK professor tells Frank Museum’s story in new film

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, Frank Museum, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Documentary, Film, Frank House, G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture, Jacob Rosdail, Stone Mansion on the Prairie, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, Will Stoutamire

UNK to unveil reinvented Frank Museum with public events

April 5, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Physician’s tools and other items are displayed at the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture for a new permanent exhibit highlighting the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis. The museum building, located on the UNK campus, was part of the state hospital from 1912 until 1972. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

Kearney landmark embraces tuberculosis history By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There’s a lot more to see at the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture. A project led by Will Stoutamire restored the historic home on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus, revived its 60-year history as part of the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis and reinvented the entire attraction by adding new technology and exhibits. “The goal was to take what … [Read more...] about UNK to unveil reinvented Frank Museum with public events

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Culture, Documentary, Frank Museum, History, Jacob Rosdail, Open House, Remodel, Stone Mansion on the Prairie, Tuberculosis Hospital, Will Stoutamire

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