Dan Terry devoted his life to helping Afghan people.

For nearly four decades, the humanitarian aid worker coordinated small-scale community development projects throughout the struggling country until his murder in 2010.

鈥淚 never know how to describe what my dad did. Every time I called him, he was doing something different,鈥� said his daughter, Anneli Terry-Nelson, 30. 鈥淗e was a networker. He knew someone who could do something someone needed to be done and could link them up over a cup of tea.鈥�

The 64-year-old was among 10 humanitarian aid workers murdered on Aug. 5, 2010, as they were returning to Kabul from a medical relief trip in the northern part of Afghanistan.

黑料正能量 alum Glen Lapp and Harrisonburg resident Brian Carderelli also were killed in the ambush.

On Friday night at the MainStage Theater in University Commons, 16 黑料正能量 students from the university鈥檚 visual and communication arts department unveiled a 57-minute documentary, 鈥淲eaving Life,鈥� which portrayed Terry鈥檚 life.

Paulette Moore, a media arts and peace building professor, thought of the idea for the documentary after one of Terry鈥檚 friends, Jonathan Larson, spoke during a university chapel service.

鈥淭hose killings affected our community, the Mennonite community, greatly,鈥� Moore said. 鈥淲e were part of that story.鈥�

Kelby Miller, a 22-year-old senior from Sarasota, Fla., served as the senior producer for the project.

The film depicts Terry鈥檚 unique approach to humanitarianism.

鈥淚 hope the documentary shows people Dan鈥檚 different ways of doing things,鈥� Miller said. 鈥淗e wasn鈥檛 just worried about giving them things but [also] making relationships.鈥�

Justin Roth, a 21-year-old senior from Bettsville, Ohio, served as the project鈥檚 editor. Roth said he learned a great deal about Terry鈥檚 life during the semester-long project.

鈥淲e learned a whole lot about Dan through the stories of other people,鈥� he said.

MennoMedia, which produces documentaries through the National Programming Committee of the National Council of Churches, plans to prepare the film for airing on ABC television stations this fall.

黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) students, intrigued by Terry鈥檚 story of commitment and humility, will present a documentary, 鈥淲eaving Life,鈥� that explores his life, work and tragic death, Friday, April 27 at 6 p.m. in the .

鈥淒an and his family spent 40 years devoted to the people, the culture, and the landscapes of Afghanistan,鈥� said , media arts and peacebuilding professor at 黑料正能量 who oversaw the 16 students who worked on the documentary.

Glen Lapp, , and Brian Carderelli, a videographer and resident of Harrisonburg, were among the 10 workers who were killed along with Terry. The team was returning to Kabul from a medical relief trip to northern Afghanistan when they were ambushed.

Special guests at the Friday showing will include members of the Terry, Lapp and Carderelli families, as well as Jonathan Larson, an international aid worker and life-long friend of Dan Terry.

A talkback after the viewing, which is 57 minutes long, will provide opportunity for audience members to interact with the student producers and special guests.

The student production team spent the spring semester gathering video footage, photos and stories, as well as conducting interviews across the U.S.

The showing is free and open to the public.

This event is jointly hosted by the 黑料正能量 Visual and Communication Arts department, 黑料正能量鈥檚 and , also located in Harrisonburg.

MennoMedia, which produces documentaries through participation in the Electronic Programming Committee of the , will prepare the student-produced video for airing on ABC stations in the fall.