About the Team

The Museum of Durham History

The Museum of Durham History is a 21st-century museum that uses stories about people, places and things to foster curiosity, encourage further inquiry, and promote an understanding of diverse perspectives about the Durham community and its history. The museum is putting its mission into action through a personal approach to history that sets this museum apart: an innovative, community model that engages with history through stories—the personal memories, experiences and family lore of our shared heritage.

Rodrigo Dorfman

Rodrigo Dorfman is North Carolina-based award-winning filmmaker and multimedia producer known for his work documenting the Latinx community in the South and his collaborations with the Latino Community Credit Union. His short “One Night in Kernersville” won Jury Award for best short at Full Frame. His latest museum work, “NUEVOlution! Latinos and the New South”, a national touring museum exhibit based on his documentary work toured at the Levine Museum of the New South, the Birmingham Civil Rights Center and the Atlanta History Center. He is an editor and cinematographer of the Sundance award-winning documentary “Always in Season” about the impact of lynching on four different communities; his latest documentary “This Taco Truck Kills Fascists” recently won the Best Louisiana Feature Award at the New Orleans Film Festival and the feature length adaptation of his ITVS/PBS digital series on the intersection of quinceañeras and immigrant traditions in the South, FIESTA! Quinceañera premiered on PBS broadcast in April as part of Season 4 of UNC-TV’s Reel South.