Video Samples
Documentaries:
Winner of a Student Academy Award. Broadcast on KQED-TV. Featured at San Francisco area film festivals. Thesis project from U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Get ready to go behind the scenes for a rare backstage glimpse into the competitive world of opera training.
Watch now. (24 minutes).
TUVALU: THAT SINKING FEELING
Produced with funding from a Fulbright Scholarship, a Pacific Pioneer Fund grant, and a Screen Innovation Productions Fund grant from Creative New Zealand.
Watch Elizabeth journey to the Polynesian island country of Tuvalu in search of signs that the sea is rising as a result of global warming. This 16-minute version was featured on the
PBS Frontline/WORLD "Rough Cut" series.
Watch now.
A longer version called ATLANTIS APPROACHING takes a deeper look at global warming and sustainability through the lens of an island microcosm. It played at film festivals around the world, including Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Bangalore, Boulder, the Florida Keys, the Greek islands, Panama, Santa Cruz, Seattle, Toronto, and Wairoa, New Zealand.
Family History Videos:
Do you wish you could still hear your grandfather's laugh? Your great-aunt's memories of her childhood? Your mom or dad's advice? A video biography is a documentary-style keepsake that preserves your family stories, histories, voices, and memories for future generations.
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Sample video biography (first 8 minutes of a 1-hour piece, weaving together interview footage, family photos, titles, and music).
• Sample birthday tribute video (32 minutes, blending family photos, music, and voices of family and friends).
Website Videos:
• Tol Werks
Matthew gives an intro tour of his new East Side project,
The Gather on Franklin. (2:56)
• Fox & Branch
- Watch a short introduction to the Milwaukee-based children's folk-music duo. (3:45)
- See concert highlights from a family music festival at Madison's Overture Center (9:25)
• Harley-Davidson
"We Fulfill Dreams": A video blending archival and current footage, featured at the groundbreaking ceremony for Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Museum. (7 minutes)
• Kapco & Hometown Heroes
Promotional video for the Grand Slam Charity Jam, a gala event that raised more than $100,000 to help launch Camp Hometown Heroes, a summer camp for children of fallen U.S. Service members. (8:42)
• Kids2Kids Christmas Toy Drive
"Garrett's Gifts": The true story of a boy who decided to give away his birthday presents to a Christmas toy drive. (3 minutes)
• Guitar Ground Rules
Lesson 1 of a series of online guitar lessons by Milwaukee musician Will Branch. (9:17)
• Vote Anne O'Connor
Campaign video for Anne O'Connor's run for Whitefish Bay Village President. (3:41)
• Richards Elementary School
"A Better Backyard": Kids voice their ideas on how to improve Richards Elementary School's backyard play area. (7:49)
• Sierra Club
Promotional video of the
BIG (Building Involvement Globally) Climate Event in Madison, Wisconsin. (3 minutes)