Kylie — a junior studying Education — and her roommate, Olivia — a non-matriculated freshman studying Studio Arts — vlog their academic year at Syracuse University, bringing to light the realities of inclusive mentorship from a student perspective.
Interviews with eleven of their peers, fulfilling roles as both inclusive mentees and mentors, add multiple perspectives.
As a participatory and reflexive documentary, And They Were Roommates exposes and provides insight and counsel to the questions, thoughts, strategies, and triumphs of students (with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities) who work to foster mutually beneficial and sustainable mentor/mentee relationships.
ACTION OPPORTUNITY: This film involves education, post-secondary education, disabilities, and peer mentorship. Click here to make an impact.
- Year2020
- Runtime39 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- NoteSubtitles/ Closed Captioning
- DirectorKylie Walter
- CastOlivia Baist, Andrew Benbenek, Meghan Brozaitis, Madii Goldberg, Ashley Jandrew, Chloe Payne, Laura Pecori, Jon Ruiz, Matthew Sardino, Sally Shehatou, Rexy Vachereau, Dave Voron, Kylie Walter
Kylie — a junior studying Education — and her roommate, Olivia — a non-matriculated freshman studying Studio Arts — vlog their academic year at Syracuse University, bringing to light the realities of inclusive mentorship from a student perspective.
Interviews with eleven of their peers, fulfilling roles as both inclusive mentees and mentors, add multiple perspectives.
As a participatory and reflexive documentary, And They Were Roommates exposes and provides insight and counsel to the questions, thoughts, strategies, and triumphs of students (with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities) who work to foster mutually beneficial and sustainable mentor/mentee relationships.
ACTION OPPORTUNITY: This film involves education, post-secondary education, disabilities, and peer mentorship. Click here to make an impact.
- Year2020
- Runtime39 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- NoteSubtitles/ Closed Captioning
- DirectorKylie Walter
- CastOlivia Baist, Andrew Benbenek, Meghan Brozaitis, Madii Goldberg, Ashley Jandrew, Chloe Payne, Laura Pecori, Jon Ruiz, Matthew Sardino, Sally Shehatou, Rexy Vachereau, Dave Voron, Kylie Walter
