Media & Communication Students Debut New Documentary
Student Filmmakers Eirinn Disbrow and Avivah Furman
Like many students at Muhlenberg, Eirinn Disbrow and Avivah Furman wanted to volunteer to make their world a better place. They quickly realized however, that making a difference was much more difficult than they had thought. Undeterred, they decided to make a documentary about the challenges of volunteerism. The resulting feature, Good Intentions, debuted this past Friday at Muhlenberg’s Recital Hall.
Supported by a competitive summer research grant from Muhlenberg, Disbrow and Furman joined a group of American students who signed up to volunteer in Costa Rica. They documented their own experiences and those of their colleagues, focusing on the students’ eagerness and occasional naivete. The film, completed with assistance from a number of Media & Comm faculty, is a compelling account of the challenges that stand between good intentions and successful results.
Disbrow is a Media & Communication major and Creative Writing minor from Wilton, CT. Furman is a Media & Communication and Film Studies major from Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. Both are juniors.
