Veritas Productions

About Veritas Productions
Veritas Productions was created as an avenue to produce films that searched for something; Looked for the heart of things. The something they are searching for is just what the company names suggests (that is if you can translate Latin): truth. Veritas Productions was founded on the belief that, in all films, whether they are a documentary or the next sci-fi thriller, there is an underlying truth. That truth is what translates to the audience and has them leaving the theater either loving or hating a movie.
Without truth, what is there to approve of in the film? The truth of the acting, the directing, the cinematography, all of the aspects of production, come together to form one ultimate truth and, if that is lacking, the audience will not be satisfied. The greater the film, the great amounts of truth that film reveals.
Veritas Productions was created as a vehicle to produce films that honor the truth of their subject. In order to produce the highest quality product, its own unique truth needs to be found. This company was founded in order to be assured of searching for those deeper truths. For only in seeking it can you find it. Each truth is unique to its own situation, and no two truths are the same. So, with each new project Veritas Productions’ take on the goal is always to focus on its individual needs without the distractions of multiple projects to detract from the final goal.
Creating Art in Truth and Truth in Art.

About Our Documentary
Are women’s colleges a viable, even a desirable choice for college-bound women in 2008?
That is the question at the heart of our documentary. Why would a young woman, with such a vast array of collegiate choices before her, choose a single-sex environment? Why, we ask, should she?
The landscape of higher education has changed drastically since most women’s colleges were founded.
Starting in the 1960s, the vast majority of traditionally all-male colleges began admitting women. Conversely, the support for and popularity of single-sex institutions of higher education has waned. As women’s movement took hold in the 1970s and beyond, more and more young women felt that a women’s college education was outdated and unnecessary. Enrollment in these schools declined and, because of this, many women’s colleges throughout the country have been forced to go co-ed in order to endure or, in the worst-case scenario, close their doors entirely. In 1960, there were 200 women’s colleges; today there are less than 60. Only 3% of young women taking the SATs indicate that they are willing to consider a single-sex college.
But is either admitting men or closing the only options for the remaining women’s colleges? Are they, as some believe, truly outdated?
By looking at women’s colleges, past and present, we can gain an understanding of their future. We will follow the story of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College as it makes it’s difficult, controversial, yet, some say necessary transition to the coed Randolph College. It is this narrative that we will use to explore the greater world of women’s colleges today. Is what is happening at RMWC indicative of the future of all women’s colleges, or an isolated case?
Our exploration of women’s colleges will then expand to other campuses, including neighboring Sweet Briar College and Hollins University. We will interview faculty, staff, students, and alumnae to get the full picture of the women’s college experience. What is the community like on campus? What stereotypes are encountered? What are the drawbacks? Is there a sisterhood?
We also aim to gain insight into the benefits of a women’s college education.
Students attending women’s colleges exhibit greater gains in such cognitive areas as academic and intellectual development, academic involvement, intellectual self-confidence, and self-perceived academic ability. Women’s colleges graduate women with math and science degrees at 1.5 times the rate of co-ed colleges and universities. Those graduates continue on towards their doctorates with much more consistency. Although women’s college graduates account for less than 1% of all graduates yearly, they make up 1/3 of women board members of Fortune 1000 companies, one of every seven state cabinet members, and 18% of women in Congress. In a 1999 study, both women’s and co-ed graduates were asked five years after graduation if they would return to their alma mater; Over 60% of women’s college graduates would return, whereas only 40 % of their co-ed counterparts would.
In the end, we hope our film more than adequately answers the first question with a resounding yes.
Yes, women’s colleges are a viable. While certainly not a perfect fit for everyone, they are a wonderful experience for many. They are neither finishing schools nor feminist training camps. They may be a dying breed, but one worth saving.