Video: Hundreds celebrate the grand return of the Forest Theatre
The warm glow from the Forest Theatre tower lights up South Dallas for the first time in fifty years.
The restoration of the theater was led by Forest Forward, converting the site into a cultural hub with the community in mind while preserving it’s historic characteristics. It features restored lounges, theaters, education centers and a Starbucks.
Music filled the closed off intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and S. M. Wright Freeway. Hundreds of residents dressed in all black spent Sunday evening celebrating the grand return of the theater. The night concluded with a performance by South Dallas musician Erykah Badu.
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Prior to joining the Dallas Free Press as a visual journalist, Camilo Diaz Jr. was a video intern at KERA, the NPR and PBS member station for North Texas, where he developed a deep appreciation for video production. He also worked as a multimedia fellow at the Fort Worth Report, covering local news in his hometown. As a teenager, he began documenting his community and identity through photography, leading him to the world of photojournalism. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism from the University of North Texas.
Beat: Visual and multimedia approach to capturing community and civic life
The images of our communities that appear in local news media are mostly of crime and blight, which doesn’t at all reflect their beauty and assets. This visual journalist sees neighbors and captures community and civic life in all of its facets. The journalist is a multimedia reporter with a photographic eye, who has the skills to meld images, video and audio for storytelling, and the desire to reach under-covered audiences.
