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Media

  • Co-directed and co-produced “Man on a Mission: The Transformative Power of the Arts” (2023). Winner of “Best Documentary” (The Golden Door International Film Festival) and “Merit Award” (Impact Docs);
  • Author of 2 award winning books:
    • Mediating the Muse: A Communications Approach to Music, Technology and Culture (2020);
    • The Arts and Play as Educational Media in the Digital Age (2020);
  • President of the Media Ecology Association (2024-2025);
  • Taught Media Arts at New Jersey City University (1997-present)

Man on a Mission: The Transformative Power of the Arts.

The recent winner of "Best Documentary" at the Golden Door International Film Festival and “Merit Award” from Impact Docs, Man on a Mission tells the remarkable story of Carmine Tabone who embarked on a forty-five year journey using the arts as a means of building community and teaching literacy with young people in Jersey City. The documentary explores Tabone’s artistic philosophy which is deceptively simple and yet profound. Rather than being the exclusive talent of the gifted few, the arts are really a way for healthy communities to form, solidify and prosper.