Ithaca College

On Wed. Oct. 30 at 7:30pm at Ford Hall, IC Docs is screening three short student documentaries and a performance of the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers. One of the short documentaries is called Echoes of Jubilee and features the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee singers. Two other student produced short documentaries will follow Echoes of Jubilee.

IC Docs is screening three short student documentaries and a performance of the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers. One of the short documentaries is called Echoes of Jubilee and features the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee singers a group that is dedicated to the preservation of the “Negro Spirituals.” It includes an interview with important civil rights leader and longtime Ithaca resident Dorothy Cotton shortly before she passed.

The event will begin with a thirty-minute concert of the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers and then feature Echoes of Jubilee. Two other student produced short documentaries will follow Echoes of Jubilee. All three documentaries will be broadcasting on WCNY, a PBS station in Syracuse November 17th at 10pm. The full program is:

Echoes of Jubilee: Producers: Shinice Ford, Shyala Jayasinghe, Alfio Vasta,

Dorothy Cotton Jubilee singers demonstrate the power of change through music.

Heart of Gold: Connor Duffy, Ella Krings, Julia Rongo, William Streleckis

After 17 year-old Jerame Turner was shot and killed, his mother and family took a vow to end gun violence in their Pittsburgh, PA community.

Called to Serve: Sierra Baker, Rachael Geary, Hank Huhnke

A newly hired pastor in rural Pennsylvania struggles to lead his congregation amid member pushback.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Ella Krings at ekrings@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.