Sunrises and star trails are seen in motion in this collection of daytime and nighttime time-lapses of the JetStar roller coaster in Seaside Heights. 05/13/2013 (Video by Bumper DeJesus, time-lapses by Tony Kurdzuk and Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger)
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Sunrises and star trails are seen in motion in this collection of daytime and nighttime time-lapses of the JetStar roller coaster in Seaside Heights. 05/13/2013 (Video by Bumper DeJesus, time-lapses by Tony Kurdzuk and Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger)
"Splinters & Sand: Rebuilding our memories. Rebuilding the Jersey Shore." is a Ledger Live special report published in late January of 2013. This epilogue is a continuation of the documentary - and revisits the Shore four months later. Host Brian Donohue examines the places where progress in rebuilding has been made and where nothing has changed. The original "Splinters & Sand" followed by this epilogue aired on NJTV on May 2, 2013. (Video by Brian Donohue and Bumper DeJesus)
Winner of the 2014 New York Emmy Award in the category “Education: Program/Special,” Mike Roy, Adya Beasley, Seth Siditsky and Bumper DeJesus won for “Saving Shabazz,” a documentary about the Newark high school’s efforts to rally its student body around many of the same principles that guide its sports teams.
"Saving Shabazz: The long-shot battle to transform a failing school" examines how a principal at an urban high school in New Jersey is using football-style coaching on the whole student body to improve grades. Malcolm X. Shabazz High School in Newark is a historic institution that is in academic disrepair. The school's newest principal, Gemar Mills, a former college football player, is enlisting the help of other faculty such as Darnell Grant, the school's head football coach, to develop stricter rules and to promote self-discipline. It is year two, and so far, the numbers say that the game plan is working. (Video by Mike Roy/The Star-Ledger, Editing by Adya Beasley and Bumper DeJesus)
Winner of the 2013 New York Emmy award in the Interactivity category.
Enduring Memories of September 11 - showcasing the 30-minute video documentary, Star of Reflection: New Jersey Ten Years After 9/11- part of the New Jersey Special Reports app on iPad and Android. Editors: George Frederick, Seth Siditsky, Bumper DeJesus, Adya Beasley and Jennifer Brown. Video presentation created by Bumper DeJesus
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2014 New York Emmy Award nominee in the category, “Writer: Program.”
"Splinters & Sand: Rebuilding our memories. Rebuilding the Jersey Shore." A Ledger Live Special Report - In a tour of the Hurricane Sandy ravaged Jersey Shore in the weeks after the storm, longtime reporter and shore resident, Brian Donohue, explores the emotional attachment people have to the Jersey Shore and what makes it so broad and deep. In conversations with boardwalk business owners, homeowners and visits to emotionally significant shore spots from his own life, he looks for clues as to how the shore might be rebuilt after the storm. Donohue makes the case that the emotional and cultural value is a powerful and legitimate factor that needs to be considered as the shore is rebuilt. "Splinters & Sand" is an extended mini-documentary length episode of the Ledger Live video webcast. (Video by Brian Donohue and Bumper DeJesus)
The original "Splinters & Sand" followed by an epilogue aired on NJTV on May 2, 2013. The documentary also played on the large screen at the Victoria Theater at the New Jersey Performing Arts center during the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy as part of a multimedia remembrance of the devastation.
Winner of the 2014 New York Emmy Award in the category, “Writer: Program.”
First place winner: NJPA for best multimedia element
First place winner: Northern Short Course for best Team multimedia
"The Choice: How Reconstruction Revolutionized the Treatment of Breast Cancer" explores the ways surgical advances have given patients more control over their recovery -- and the new set of deep difficult questions they must confront over body image and personal identity. Four women who faced the time-sensitive decisions about mastectomies recount their struggle through questions over physical appearance, changes in sexuality and the psychological effects of surgery. (A film by Adya Beasley / The Star-Ledger)
The Star-Ledger presents "The Lost Valley: Rising Water, Sinking Hopes" - On Aug. 28 2011 Hurricane Irene dumped record amounts of rainfall on the borough of Manville. Manville has a history flooding and Ken and Letty Burlew have rebuilt their house three times in a span of seven years living in the Lost Valley section of town. With upwards of seven feet of water on the first floor of some homes, residents have to rebuild and wait. They wait on FEMA money, they wait on news about a government buyout, and they wait on the next major storm that could put them under water again. (A film by Andre Malok, editing by Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky)
2013 New York Emmy nominee for Best Documentary
"The Twinkles: Chasing perfection" - Cheer documentary. Meet The Twinkles. They are competitive cheerleading's elite. This group of 8-12 year-old girls compete at the highest level for their age group. They mix tumbling, modern cheerleading and precise choreography to create a mind-blowing two-and-a-half minute routine that seems impossible for athletes this age. Follow them through the season - as routines are built and re-built, as they balance a grueling schedule with family life, as The Twinkles chase perfection. A Star-Ledger video production. Written, filmed, narrated and edited by Nyier Abdou. Produced and edited by Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky.
Video teaser for The Twinkles: Chasing Perfection documentary.
Read moreVideo teaser for the documentary The Lost Valley: Rising Water, Sinking Hopes.
Read moreVideo teaser for The Bottom Rope: Inside the world of independent wrestling.
Read more2013 New York Emmy Award Nominee for Arts: Program Feature/Segment
Armed with colorful chalk and something to say, The Guerilla Haiku Movement hit the streets of Orange, New Jersey and filled them with haiku poetry. The four hour event was meant to help build community through creativity and interpersonal connections. Participants are encouraged to get as many people as possible from the town involved in making poetry. Though the sidewalk chalk will eventually fade, organizers hope the sense of community that stems from the activities won't. (Video by Adya Beasley and Bumper DeJesus / The Star-Ledger) Music by JR Kong.
Highlights from the New York Giants' last three games: Wild card playoffs against the Atlanta Falcons, Divisional playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, and Conference playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers. (Music by Jack D. Elliot, Video by Bumper DeJesus / The Star-Ledger)
State Route 27 in New Jersey is an example of an ever-changing America. It is an historic road that reflects the spectrum of the economy and ethnicity as it crawls from its most northern point in Newark and terminates in Princeton. As part of a larger census analysis, the Star-Ledger examines and contrasts the current population of the communities that line the route. (Video by Bumper DeJesus / The Star-Ledger, Data analysis by Eric Sagara / The Star-Ledger)
Winner of the 2013 New York Emmy award in the Human Interest Program or Special category.
Winner of the 2012 New York Broadcasters Association Awards for Best Documentary.
Winner of the 2012 Laughlin International Film Festival Awards for Best U.S. Short Documentary Film.
The Star-Ledger documentary, "State of Reflection: New Jersey Ten Years After 9/11", examines how the tragedy has changed the physical and emotional landscape of New York's sister state, New Jersey, and explores the many ways New Jerseyans are honoring the lost. This project was inspired by video interviews Star-Ledger's Jennifer Brown did with families and friends who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. (Video, writing and narration by Adya Beasley, Produced and edited by Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky)
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Video teaser of the documentary State of Reflection: New Jersey ten years after 9/11.
Read moreThe Lady Mary left the Port of Cape May on the morning of March 18, 2009 on a routine scallop fishing trip. The vessel with it's crew of seven traveled 66 miles to the restricted scallop fishing area known as the Elephant Trunk. Some time between 5:10 and 5:40 a.m. on March 24, the boat sank and six of the seven crewman were killed. Jose Arias was asleep below deck when the accident occurred, managed to put his survival suit on, and was rescued. He has no idea what sent the Lady Mary 211 feet to the bottom of the ocean. Was it swamped in rough seas? Or did a passing container ship strike the boat without ever knowing it? After months of reporting the Star-Ledger has tried to uncover the mystery of the wreck of the Lady Mary. (Video by Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger)
Story by Amy Nutt Ellis
Editing by Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky
The Star-Ledger wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Wreck of the Lady Mary"
A Star-Ledger special report on medical marijuana's future in N.J.
This January, New Jersey became the 14th state to pass a medical marijuana law, allowing the use of cannabis to treat certain medical conditions. The Legislature set July as the deadline to launch the program, but Gov. Chris Christie has asked for a six to 12 month delay to plan for the growth and distribution of marijuana. With so little information about how New Jersey’s program will work, The Star-Ledger visited two states with very different cannabis laws -- New Mexico, which the New Jersey Legislature looks to as a model of a responsible medical marijuana program, and Colorado, which has lax laws and is seen by some as a state that has lost control. (Video by John Munson/The Star-Ledger)
Six patients in New Jersey and New York received kidney transplants in March over a 36 hour period. The transplants were from six living donors and connected these people, all previously strangers, in a kidney chain.