Film archivist Becca Bender takes R.I.’s hidden history into the public eye
When Becca Bender arrived in Providence in 2018, the staff at the Rhode Island Historical Society was euphoric. In all its 196 years, RIHS had never employed a film archivist.
“I really liked the physicality of film,” says Bender, who studied film production at Vassar College. “I liked that you cut and splice it.”
Watch to the end for historical footage of the Jewish Community Center.
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Watch the video: Liza Burkin is clearing a path for R.I. bicyclists
As Rhode Island emerges from COVID-19’s shadow, Burkin and her collaborators have big plans for the state capital.
“In Providence, we are so lucky,” she says. “Any city that was built before the car is inherently a good city for cycling.”
Burkin is excited about several major developments in self-powered transportation in Rhode Island.
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