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Professor Maria Luskay and Professor Lou Guarneri are our leaders on this project and their past experience working on these award-winning documentaries speaks for itself.

Professor Luskay is an Award-Winning Documentary Producer | Freelance Writer/Producer/Director | On-Camera Spokesperson/Host | Voice-Over Narrator and Academician with extensive experience in teaching, scholarly research, course and program development, media production, publishing, editing, writing, forensic consulting, and corporate communications. She has been leading this class since its inception and has been instrumental in the education of students who became exceptional working members of the film industry and marketing industry. 

Professor Guarneri was actually a student in this class in Portugal in 2012. After graduating and working at A&E Networks in post production, he went on to work as an associate producer for the History Channel. On the side, he continued to work on a variety of independent projects, including short films, sketch comedy, documentaries, weddings, music videos, podcasts, and more. He has always remained close to Pace. After teaching adjunct for several years, he became a full-time professor and now teaches filmmaking in the MCVA department.

This semester’s crew is a mix of undergraduate and graduate students from Pace University’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. They are actively taking part in every stage of the filmmaking process, from pre-production to post-production, including writing, filming, editing, and social media marketing.

Our team this year includes: Amy Hecht, Anastasia Bordone, Angie Starn, Anya Dwivedi, Brie Luna, Brooke Smith, Cadence Ignoffo, Carolina Caputo Nogueira, Donovann Smit, Gia Matos Ovalles, Hannah Troy, Jackson Blackburn, Kat Brennan, Leanna Ward, Liz Kaufer, Mekhi Solomon, Nicole Speziale, Ryan Gando, Sabrina Perez, and Sam Buturla.

Together, they are excited to showcase their storytelling skills and immerse themselves in all aspects of the filmmaking process. Stay tuned for what’s to come!

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