The Bravado of Storytelling by Alix Towler Salt ’17
Wheels click in staccato rhythms and rubber stoppers shriek against the slick wooden floor of the track. . . .”
Wheels click in staccato rhythms and rubber stoppers shriek against the slick wooden floor of the track. Strapped head to toe in protective pads and helmets, 10 women on rollerskates jockey for position, huddling in groups, bracing and pushing. Two nimble skaters—jammers—race each other as they try to score points for their teams . . .Read More
Josephine Holtzman (Salt ’08) + Isaac Kestenbaum (Salt ’08)
Tell us a bit about Midnight Son: Midnight Son is a true story about an actor-turned-fugitive who claims he . . .”
Tell us a bit about Midnight Son: Midnight Son is a true story about an actor-turned-fugitive who claims he has a supernatural encounter on the Alaskan tundra while running from the law. It’s a mystery, an adventure story, a courtroom drama, a tragedy, and ultimately a battle between Alaska Native Folklore and the US Justice […]Read More
Halle Johns (Salt '19)
Tell us a bit about your project, Shoulder Season: Shoulder Season is a project about an adult dodgeball . . .”
Tell us a bit about your project, Shoulder Season: Shoulder Season is a project about an adult dodgeball league in Rockland, Maine. Before attending Salt Institute of Documentary Studies, I lived in the Midcoast and played in the league on a team called Hard Knox. I never got over how special it was that this […]Read More
Nora Saks (Salt ’13)
We were very excited to catch up with Nora Saks about her new podcast, 'Richest Hill'. A Salt Writing student . . .”
A Salt Writing student back in the early teens, Nora Saks ’13 has built a career in public radio and podcasting. Read More
Tim Greenway (Salt ’03)
Last December, we got to connect with photographer Tim Greenway (Salt ’03) when he documented graduation . . .”
Last December, we got to connect with photographer Tim Greenway (Salt ’03) when he documented graduation for our Salt class of Fall 2018. This February, Tim is opening a new exhibition of photographs in Biddeford. He was kind enough to take some time to talk to us about making these images and his memories of […]Read More
Juliet Werner (Salt ’06)
Juliet Werner (Salt ’06), a Senior Segment Producer at the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, took some time to . . .”
Juliet Werner (Salt ’06), a Senior Segment Producer at the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, took some time to discuss her new feature documentary film, The Laughter Life, and share some reflections on her life after Salt. Can you tell us a bit about this new project, The Laughter Life? This is my first time […]Read More
Morrigan McCarthy ’07
I let my curiosity lead me.”
How did you learn about Salt? A photographer friend in Portland took me to the final show of the 2006 fall semester, when the photography was still black and white film! I had been shooting some weddings and portraits locally and thought that was going to be my career, but within 10 minutes of walking […]Read More
Tracy Mumford Salt ’13, Steven Jackson Salt ’13
Tracy Mumford Salt ’13 and Steven Jackson Salt '13 won audio awards in the 2017 Third Coast/Richard H. . . .”
Tracy Mumford Salt ’13 and Steven Jackson Salt '13 won audio awards in the 2017 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition.Read More
Tavia Gilbert Salt ’01
Tavia Gilbert Salt ’01 Receives Best Female Narrator Audie Award
Tavia Gilbert, who attended the Salt . . .”
Tavia Gilbert Salt ’01 Receives Best Female Narrator Audie Award Tavia Gilbert, who attended the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in 2001, received a 2017 Best Female Narrator Audie Award for her narration of Be Frank With Me, by Julia Claiborne Johnson. Other nominees included Robin Miles (Another Brooklyn: A Novel), Juliet . . .Read More
