Jody Hassett Sanchez Speaks to Gordon Students

"A story must shed light on the truth," she said. Jody Hassett Sanchez was speaking of documentaries, in light of her recent film, SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade. "...it must touch the audience's heart first," she said in in the Convocation chapel on Friday, September 10, 2010 at Gordon College.

Although Sanchez spoke to students about her documentary filmmaking experience, it would benefit journalism students to apply her wisdom to their work. "In sentences, every word is intentional," she said. ". . . when someone lets me tell their story, I want to see their face as I write."

"People are hungrier than ever before-hungrier for stories. Well constructed, well told stories; stories that help make sense of the world. . . I'm (the writer) not the story; I'm the privileged to tell the story," Sanchez said.

More information on Sanchez and her film are available at http://www.jodyhassettsanchez.com.