The Project
The Charlestown Digital Story Project teams UMBC students with residents of Charlestown Retirement Community to create digital stories. Drawn from the life experiences of the residents, the stories combine narration, animation, photos and music in short movies to be shared with others. Residents work closely with student partners, acting as author and creative director of their individual story. Each student brings their own style and talents to the project, helping to create some unique examples of intergenerational storytelling.
Over thirty stories have been produced to date. In 2007, the project was recognized with a Bronze Telly Award.
The project is organized by the New Media Studio with funding from Retirement Living TV.
View a short feature on the project.
The Stories
| Candles for the Wake | Jessie Poole and Joanna Lit |
| Christmas in England | Mary Hein and Andrew Chang |
| Crystal 3 | Jim Poole and Bill Shewbridge |
| Families are Forever | Barbara Walker and Jorge Rios |
| Ivan and Goo Goo | Barbara Kurz and Andrea Olivier |
| Little Dog Miles | Jerri Mullinex, Andrea Olivier and Cathryna Brown |
| Magic Dust | Charlotte Valentine and Andrew Chang |
| My Father's Letter | Tommy Koch and Samantha Duvall |
| Nun for a Day | Marie Brinsfield and An Nguyen-Gia |
| Rude Polite | Barbara Kurz and Cathryna Brown |
| You're Never Too Old | Mary Zotian and Paul Iwancio |
| A Traveler at Heart | Barbara Walker and An Nguyen-Gia |
| Mary's Waltz | Jean Singleton and Jorge Rios |
| My Two Grandsons | Mary Hein and Paul Iwancio |
| Barn Story | Joan McMann and Cathryna Brown |
| The Music Box | Marie Brinsfield and Samantha Duvall |
| Call Me Patsy | Tommy Koch and Andrea Olivier |
| Arctic Memories | Jim Poole and Joshua Glassman |
| It's All Because of Aunt Lucy | Tommy Koch and Joanna Lit |
| The Chocolate Bunny | Jeri Mullinex and Joshua Glassman |
| All My Life's A Circle | Jean Singleton and Paul Iwancio |
| Felix and the Cardboard Christmas Tree | Joyce Bathgate and Cathryna Brown |
| Halloween Past | Betty Hession and Jorge Rios |
| The Lone Survivors | Jessie Poole and Samantha Duvall |
| Missing in Action | Jessie Poole and Cathryna Brown |
| The Dining Room Table | Barbara Kurz and Andrew Chang |
| Tinsmith or Tailor? | Gloria Mariani and Elana Consoli |
| The War Effort and I | Mary Zotian and An Nguyen-Gia |
| The Willow Tree | Regina Service and Elana Consoli |
| A Year to Remember | Marian Tongier and Samantha Duvall |
| My Dotage | Charlotte Valentine and Jorge Rios |
