NJCU Professor’s Doc Wins International Award

Dr. Robert Albrecht, Professor Emeritus at New Jersey City University (NJCU), has won “Best Documentary” at the Helsinki Education Film Festival International for his film Man on a Mission: The Transformative Power of the Arts.

The documentary, co-directed and co-produced with the late Dina Bruno, highlights the work of Carmine Tabone, founder of the Educational Arts Team and Camp Liberty in Jersey City. It explores how the arts foster community and improve education, especially for young people.

This marks the film’s third major honor, following awards at the Golden Door International Film Festival and Impact Docs. The project involved contributions from NJCU’s Media Arts Department and was funded by the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.

Dr. Albrecht, an advocate for arts education, has spent over 40 years as a musician and workshop leader in Jersey City. His work emphasizes the transformative role of the arts in childhood development.