American journalist and political reporter Ms. Jacqueline Alemany visited the Sacred Heart Greenwich Real World Filmmaking class via Zoom on April 30, 2021. Ms. Alemany graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Government. She currently works at the Washington Post where she is the author of an early morning newsletter, PowerUp. 

The Sacred Heart Greenwich school community gathered April 15 to celebrate the work of student filmmakers during the twelfth annual Sacred Heart Film Festival.  The festival showcased films produced by a total of 72 students in the Broadcast Journalism program who hoped to remind the school community of the unifying power of art and film after an unprecedented year.

Elisa Taylor began her filmmaking career in eighth grade.  Three years later, she earned a Gold Key in the Hudson-to-Housatonic region of the Scholastic Art Awards and a nomination for this year’s American Visions Award for her creative piece, “Dream Sequence.”  Following her recognition and awards, she plans on creating films more successful than the last while impacting the world in a positive way.

Intro to Filmmaking students and Mrs. Dunn’s 4A class worked together to create an episode of News from the Heart in the David J. Bloom Broadcast Suite on March 1. The episode focused on social emotional learning and how students find their flow inspired by the faculty podcast Stories from the Heart. 

Writer, producer, and director Ms. Sirad Balducci spoke to Sacred Heart Greenwich students in the Creative Filmmaking class on January 13. Similar to many Sacred Heart students, Ms. Balducci fostered her artistic expression through her work in her high school’s film class. While attending the University of Michigan, she received funding to produce several multimedia productions, steering her towards becoming a professional movie-maker. She has worked in the New York City area for the past 25 years as a Line Producer, and produced many films including Youth in Oregon, The Longest Week, and Are You Joking?