BUFFALO, NY – Erin E. Bagwell ’09 is currently executive producer of Dream, Girl, a documentary that will showcase the empowering stories of women-run companies and the founders whose ambition and dedication drive them. Dream, Girl will feature 4-6 female founders from a variety of diverse companies in tech, fashion, non-profit, advertising and other industries. In fall 2015, Canisius will host a screening of Dream, Girl.
In her documentary, Bagwell seeks to take an inside look at these businesses, including the risks, challenges, struggles and successes. She also will examine cultural forces that make today the most exciting time in history for women to start a business, and explore the deeply-rooted conventions, gender roles, and sexism that can hold women back despite their progress. Bagwell is producing Dream, Girl with $104,157 in funds raised on kickstarter.com, nearly double her $57,000 goal. Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform for creative projects based in the United States. If people like a project, they can pledge money to make it happen. Projects must reach their funding goals to receive any money.
Bagwell is a 2009 graduate of Canisius University with a degree in digital media arts (with a digital filmmaking concentration) and an alumna of the Canisius University Video Institute. The Digital Media Arts (DMA) Program at Canisius University is on the cutting edge of graphic design, web design, digital filmmaking and game design. With hands-on courses and state-of-the-art equipment, the DMA major prepares students to enter a fast-paced and highly creative industry. Canisius has many opportunities to explore outside the classroom with internships and the award-winning Canisius University Video Institute. Students gain essential skills and create a diverse portfolio of work to help kickstart an exciting career. Click here to learn more about the DMA Program at Canisius.
The award-winning Canisius University Video Institute provides students with opportunities to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that enrich their learning and benefit the greater community. Students produce social documentaries and service-oriented videos – all connected by the theme of social justice – to promote discourse on ethical, social and cultural issues relevant to the world today. It provides students with a context for real-world learning and for doing social justice. Click here to learn more about the Video Institute.
Canisius is one of 28 Jesuit universities in the nation and the premier private university in Western New York.
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