Celestial Media/Roberto Mighty Productions

04/10/2025

Thrilled to see my short film "From the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam" for the Favorite Poem Project is up to 65k views on YouTube. Enjoyed working with Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Professor Ken Albala in this combination of poetry, pottery and cooking. Yes, the dish was delicious 🙂

From The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam (trans. Robert Graves and Omar Ali-Shah), read by Ken Albala (Professor of History and Food Studies, Stock...

03/26/2025

Honored to Produce the exhibit film with the Concord Museum about this outstanding indigenous artist. https://concordmuseum.org/event/chemacheg-menuhki-paddle-strong-opening-reception/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJP46BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV4dQZMbce_n6eEjuLlxpBNsiBelv2IZPvBdE-Vo7S-op80rUfhvAoOcdg_aem_hdkKznNBu0whxBZa031nQg

Chemacheg Menuhki: Paddle Strong Opening Reception Co-curated with Brittney Peauwe Wunnepog Walley (Nipmuc), Chemacheg Menuhki: Paddle Strong is an exhibition that highlights regional Indigenous history and contemporary textile arts practices. Featuring a fiber basket […]

10/17/2024

Tonight! My documentary, "Legacy of Love", about the meeting and romance of MLK and Coretta Scott, airs on GBH 2 tonight, 10/17, at 10pm. If you watch (it's a half hour), please respond here with your comments. Your quotes will help push the film out to a bigger audience this January. Thank you!

10/11/2024

Honored to work with Concord Museum to create a video for Chemacheg Menuhki: Paddle Strong, a new exhibition that will highlight local Indigenous history and contemporary artistic practices. Co-curated with Brittney Peauwe Wunnepog Walley (Nipmuc) (.nipmuc.artisan). https://www.facebook.com/concordmuseum/posts/pfbid022Ac1YbqvmJru1cEZNWaXGHDKTePJb2sqc4PNo2Lu4FAsop3JZwkB4yTYvT94QQ3al

We are thrilled to announce the Museum has received a $20,000 grant from Mass Humanities with funding provided through Mass Cultural Council , and a $15,000 grant from the Coby Foundation in support of Chemacheg Menuhki: Paddle Strong, a new exhibition that will highlight local Indigenous history and contemporary artistic practices. Co-curated with Brittney Peauwe Wunnepog Walley (Nipmuc) (.nipmuc.artisan), Paddle Strong will be on view in the spring of spring 2025 as a permanent installation in the Museum’s galleries. A related media installation will feature a video of Walley created by award-winning filmmaker and educator Roberto Mighty. We can't wait to share more about this project with you in the coming months!

10/10/2024

Thrilled that my documentary, "Legacy of Love", about the meeting and romance of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott in 1950's Boston, hosted by EMMY-award winning Rev. Liz Walker, airs on GBH 2 Thursday night, 10/17, at 10pm. With historical dramatizations, exclusive interviews coast-to-coast, and brief commentaries by Christian, Jewish, Moslem, Asian-American, African-American and Latin-American community leaders. www.robertomighty.com

09/29/2024

You're invited to my free talk at the Boston Public Library, Parker Hill Branch, on Saturday, October 5th at 3pm: "Why We Love Cemeteries". I'll share surprising stories, film clips, and photos about diverse historical figures interred in Boston and around the world, landscape architecture, horticulture, wildlife, trees, cemetery monuments, an introduction to interpreting gravestones; and more. For the Q&A, come ready to share about your favorite cemetery! Seating limited, order free tix online asap:

Roberto Mighty will lead this program about three of his original cemetery projects: the PBS series "World’s Greatest Cemeteries"; the augmented reality colonial graveyard project, “We Were Here Too,” and his inaugural artist residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery, “earth.sky”. Roberto will sh...

09/23/2024

Honored to give a talk today to the staff of "Facing History and Ourselves", about my work with cemeteries, monuments, history and stories of outsiders around the world. Since 1976, they've been partnering with educators, connecting history to today's world and engaging students, now in the US, UK and Canada. Special thanks to Fran Colletti, Executive Director of Facing History/New England, and her team.

Honored to give my workshop on “Producing Documentaries” at Clark University's beautiful new multimedia center. The students were terrific. Thanks to Soren Sorensen, Associate Teaching Professor and Program Director of Screen Studies, Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

09/20/2024

Honored to give workshop on “Producing Documentaries” at Clark University's beautiful new multimedia center. The students were terrific. Thanks to Soren Sorensen, Associate Teaching Professor and Program Director of Screen Studies, Department of Visual and Performing Arts. https://www.robertomighty.com/tour

09/15/2024

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month - In World's Greatest Cemeteries S2Ep6, we visit the mausoleum of legendary "Queen of Salsa", Celia Cruz, master of Afro-Cuban music and one of the bestselling Latin music artists of all time. Join host Roberto Mighty in his exclusive interview with José Massó, WBUR radio producer/announcer, concert promoter and Latin music expert. We also visit the graves of Herman Melville; journalists Dorothy Parker and Bat Masterson; Musicians Miles Davis, Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington; entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker; and scientist Jokichi Takamine, all at Woodlawn Cemetery in New York, plus a visit to a 19th century whaling ship in Connecticut. Check local PBS listings for Seasons 1 & 2, or find us on PBS Passport Streaming. www.worldsgreatestcemeteries.com

09/08/2024

In honor of Star Trek Day -- In World's Greatest Cemeteries S2Ep2, we tour legendary Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, MA., and visit the graves of Marc and Emily Daniels, husband-and-wife TV pioneers. Marc, a Director, and Emily, a Script Supervisor, worked on iconic shows of the '40's, '50's, '60's and '70's, including Star Trek, I Love Lucy and The Ford Television Theater. We also visit Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Side trips include Walden Pond, a replica of Thoreau's cabin, and a colonial African-American who bought his own freedom. Check local listings for PBS TV stations across the country, or find us online on PBS Passport streaming and Create TV. www.worldsgreatestcemeteries.com

08/25/2024

In honor of Leonard Bernstein's birthday: In World's Greatest Cemeteries, S1Ep3, we visit the grave of the "West Side Story" composer; modern artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; Samuel Pierrepont, the City Planner of Brooklyn; James Weldon Johnson, writer of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"; and check out cemetery restoration, horticulture and statues. Check local PBS listings for Seasons 1 & 2, or find us on PBS Passport Streaming. www.worldsgreatestcemeteries.com

08/20/2024

Filming for "getting dot OLDER" Season 3: Steven "Sticks" Jenkins grew up in East Orange, NJ, graduated from Berklee College of Music, and retired as a Special Education teacher in Lexington, an upscale suburb. Now he is leader and drummer of "Front and Center Band". Members range from '50's to '70's. They perform R&B, Funk & Pop up and down the East Coast - like this gig at Plainridge Casino - making people dance! Loved interviewing this retiree, musician, entrepreneur and proud Dad. Check local PBS listings for Seasons 1 & 2, or find us on PBS Passport Streaming. www.gettingdotolder.com