The Universities of North Carolina and Navarra produce the documentary "The sun can be yours".
Students and professors of both Schools of Communication have worked together in the audiovisual piece
A team of students and professors from the Schools Communication Department at University of North Carolina UNC at Chapell Hill and the University of Navarra have jointly produced the multimedia documentary The Sun Can Be Yours. The project, which focuses on private investments in solar energy, tells the problems encountered by Spanish investors and how this status could be reproduced in the United States according to budget forecasts handled by American institutions.
The centerpiece of project, co-directed by professors Tom Linden (UNC) and Bienvenido León (UNAV), is the documentary film The Sun Can Be Yours. This piece focuses on the case of the Spanish individual Juan Antonio Cabrero, who invested his retirement money in solar energy and, due to the change in the Spanish regulatory framework during the global economic crisis, has seen his financial status compromised. This status of legal uncertainty is what American private investors may find themselves facing, with the advertisement of the authorities withdrawing aid for their investments. The sun can be yours' was the slogan used by the Spanish government in 2006 to encourage small private investors to invest in solar farms, with the incentive of financial aid that guaranteed the security of the investment. With the economic recession, this aid has been significantly reduced. The same scenario is now threatening American private investors who are mirroring their Spanish counterparts, as explained on the project website.
According to Professor León, the production of this documentary has been a magnificent experience of which "in addition to the good final result , it is worth mentioning the excellent joint work developed by the team, made up of students and professors from both universities. It has been an innovative and very enriching activity for everyone".
The multimedia documentary team was comprised of recent graduates from both universities. From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students Courtni Kopietz, Daniel Lane, Jagmeet Mac and Rachel Tove-White took part. On behalf of the University of Navarra, Lucía Bretón, Amaia León, Bárbara Méndez and Alfredo Panadero. The producers of project were professors Tom Linden (UNC) and Bienvenido León and Álvaro Bonet (UNAV).
The Schools of Communication of the University of Navarra and the University o f North Carolina have aagreement of association strategic by which each year several of its students make a agreement of exchange to take an academic period in the other center, with official recognition of the credits taken.