“Do you have a great story to tell about South Kingstown’s people, places, or events?” Rhode Island PBS will ask that key question at a virtual town meeting on Monday, August 31 at 7 p.m.
As part of the station's ongoing effort to provide local communities with a storytelling platform, Rhode Island PBS invites the residents and friends of South Kingstown to learn more about the upcoming production of Our Town: South Kingstown. The informational meeting – rescheduled from one planned at the Peace Dale Library earlier this year – will be held online and interested residents are asked to register in advance.
This Our Town: South Kingstown project is not affiliated with the Facebook page or group.
Our Town is a Rhode Island PBS documentary project in which neighbors become filmmakers to capture the unique experiences, untold stories, and hidden gems of their own community. Part community-builder, part culture catalog, part fundraiser, and part “day-in-the-life” scrapbook, each edition of Our Town shares the local legends, historical events, and neighborly anecdotes of a Rhode Island town and its villages.
For Our Town: South Kingstown, the twelfth installment in the series, residents are invited to tell their own stories. At the virtual town meeting, participants will learn more about the production, and then discuss the topics and locations they would like to film for the documentary. The project's director and producer will also outline the timetable and submission deadlines. Local business owners are invited to attend for promotion and sponsorship opportunities. Throughout the presentation, participants can ask questions in real time chat with Rhode Island PBS staff.
Although residents of South Kingstown are especially urged to participate, town residency is not a requirement - one must only have a great town story to tell. Rhode Island PBS welcomes the entire community to come and learn how easily their story can be captured and shared.
“Our Town gives local residents the opportunity to showcase the qualities and distinct features of their town, told from their own perspective, in their own words," said David W. Piccerelli, president of Rhode Island PBS. "We are excited to see what South Kingstown has to offer."
There are no restrictions on age or experience, and there is no cost or compensation to participate. For those with a story to tell but no camera to capture it, Rhode Island PBS has equipment to lend by appointment.
Participants are encouraged to shoot footage of any relevant event or story any time before the submission deadline. Rhode Island PBS offers technical advice throughout, and then edits stories together to create a one-hour film for broadcast.
For more information about the Our Town: South Kingstown project, visit ripbs.org/our-town. Participants may call project director Jodi Mesolella at 401-222-3636, extension 209, or project producer Nicole Muri at extension 225, or email ourtown@ripbs.org.
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