The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) and Department of History and Anthropology hosted the premier of the documentary film “The Jersey Storm: Sandy in Monmouth County” on Oct. 28 at the University’s Pollak Theatre. Directed by Adam Worth and produced by Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, “The Jersey Storm” features never-before-seen footage taken in the aftermath of Sandy and interviews with the Monmouth County officials, first responders, and residents who lived through it. The film chronicles Sandy and the fortitude of the local heroes who sprang into action in its wake.
Monmouth Specialist Professor of Public History Melissa Ziobro provided guidance on the project and UCI Associate Director Thomas Herrington appears in interviews.
The screening was one of four free events being offered by Monmouth University to examine the disaster from a wide range of historic, economic and environmental perspectives. The others were:
- The hybrid in-person/livestream panel event “To Build or Not to Build: That is the Question – Lessons We Haven’t Learned 10 Years After Superstorm Sandy” on Oct. 27.
- The “Documenting and Interpreting Superstorm Sandy” virtual panel on Oct. 28.
- The student poster exhibition, “Tracking Sandy: Monmouth County Remembers,” held at the Guggenheim Memorial Library on Oct. 28.