College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-05 19:14:05
Major
Communication
Honors Course
7600:485
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2023
Abstract
Upon completion of my Honors Project, I will have filmed, edited, planned, and directed a documentary on poverty in Akron. Through film, I will show the community what it is like to be homeless, without anyone there to look out for you. I will journey across Akron alongside my friend Jordan, looking to find a specific homeless man we once met. Along the way, I hope to come across other people without homes who will share stories about their lives, either in passing or through interviews. If I do not end up finding the man I set out to find, I will still be able to put together an excellent documentary film on poverty (and all that goes along with it) with a quick rewrite and using footage I already have. I hope to begin filming on the first of May and have everything completely edited with a final draft ready by April of the following year. I hope this documentary will shed light on poverty for those in the community that know little about it, humanizing the homeless. All-in-all, this documentary will be the cherry on top of my academic experience and hopefully prove to be a project that truly is a masterpiece.
Research Sponsor
Juan Eduardo Contreras Barberena
First Reader
Kathleen Clark
Second Reader
Bonnie Keiper
Honors Faculty Advisor
Kathleen Clark
Recommended Citation
Block, Ryan, "Finding Kurt" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1694.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1694