Short documentary on bridge barriers honored

Marist University and The Current was nominated on Wednesday (July 30) for a New York Emmy for a short documentary on a woman’s fight to have barriers installed on the Bear Mountain Bridge to prevent suicides.

A Mother’s Fight for Bridge Barriers, created for The Current by Marist students Erin Holton, Facundo Martinez and Sofia Milojevic, was nominated in a Societal Concerns — News category, along with entries from Newsday, News 12 and PIX11. The winner will be announced on Oct. 11.

Earlier this year, the seven-minute documentary won first place for video journalism from the National Newspaper Association and first place for best video from the New York Press Association.

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John Plummer

Yet another piece of proof of the excellence of The Highlands Current! Bravo to you all for supporting young journalists to tell a powerful story through the filmed medium. We are so fortunate to have not just a local newspaper, but one that is so ambitious and so supportive of the next generation of journalists!

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