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Acclaimed Filmmaker Charles Stuart to Present at Eastern

Willimantic, CT (02/03/2020) — Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Charles Stuart will present at Eastern Connecticut State University on Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre. Stuart will discuss his filmmaking process and present his film "Into the Light," which focuses on coping with PTSD and trauma. A Q&A and refreshments will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

Stuart has written, produced and directed more than 50 documentaries for television networks, including ABC, PBS, HBO, Discovery, A&E and MSNBC. His body of work spans "Frontline" documentaries on PBS to recent work for ESPN on the history of basketball. He has traveled the world for his work and is the recipient of multiple television Emmys, including two for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and one for Outstanding Writing.

This University Hour event is in collaboration with Eastern's Office of AccessAbility, Office of Wellness Education, VETS Center and Communication Department.

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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving 5,000 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 162 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 34 other states and 19 countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 30 public universities in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2019 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.

Eastern Connecticut State University

Michael Rouleau, (860) 465-0172, rouleaum@easternct.edu; Edward Osborn, (860) 465-5043, osborne@easternct.edu

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