Wilda's documentary nominated for Emmy
“Faith in Providence,” a documentary film written, produced and edited by Elizabeth Wilda of Academic Instructional Media Services (AIMS), has been nominated for an Emmy by the New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The 31st Boston/New England Emmys will be presented May 10 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
“Faith in Providence” focuses on the work of Catholic sisters and their humanitarian contributions to society. This documentary looks at the general history of Catholic sisters in North America and specifically examines the history of the Sisters of Providence, who came from Canada to Holyoke in 1873 to aid orphans, the poor and the sick. The project was awarded grants by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and the Holyoke Cultural Council.
“The story of ‘Faith in Providence’ struck a chord with me because here again is a story of women’s contributions to society that are unrecognized and largely unknown,” said Wilda. “These spiritual women are great humanitarians and they have made enormous contributions to the fields of teaching, nursing and social services.”
The film has aired on WGBY, Channel 57, and is distributed nationally as an educational program through Insight Media. Earlier this month, “Faith in Providence” won two bronze Telly Awards for “Outstanding TV Documentary” and “Outstanding TV Religious/ Spiritual Program.”
The documentary also features camera work by David Skillicorn, Steve Wilda and Tom Zimnowski, media coordinator for the AIMS section of the Office of Information Technologies.
The Emmy nomination is the second for AIMS. In 2004, “The Great Flood of 1936,” produced with Ed Klekowski, was nominated.
April 23, 2008.
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