For years I would pass by Martin Luther King Dr. on my way to Hunting Island State Park never taking the time to pause, learn, and appreciate the history provided by Penn. While attending the University of South Carolina during the 2014 Spring Semester I took a class in photo visual communications taught by Professor…
In 2011, Michael decided to take an adventure through South Carolina, traveling to all 47 state parks. This decision ultimately made a lasting impact altering the social norms he had once been accustomed to.
Wood: A Family Affair is a documentary film about a family of three-generation loggers living in Little Mountain, SC. Rain or shine Richard Kinard can be found selling firewood to local community members off of Highway 76 located in Little Mountain, South Carolina. This has become a hobby for the 80 year old who has worked…
Combining two courses, Women and Minorities along with Theories of Mass Communications, April Sundell and Michael Tolbert, pick up where Further From the Straight and Narrow left off discussing the evolution of LGBT representation in the media via-cultivation analysis theory and intersectionality.
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In 1994, Jody Pendarvis built a dilapidated UFO Welcome Center in rural Bowman, South Carolina, which quickly became a popular destination for travelers and tourist alike. Last summer while location scouting, Faith Creech and Michael Tolbert stumbled upon this unique attraction and immediately knew they needed it for the film. They even based the character Jericho (Jon…
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