Archive for the 'Web Stories' Category

Strong Roots (2009)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

A 5-minute story on the emerging “green burial” movement.
Claire Schoen: Producer, Audio design
Jan Sturmann: Visual design
Program Summary: Fernwood Cemetery, in northern California, is one of a handful of cemeteries in America which integrates land stewardship into the burial process. The facts are simple: no embalming, no metal caskets, no concrete headstones. Yet Fernwood’s respect [...]

Cruel and Inhuman (2009)

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

A 5-minute exposé on the use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons today. “Cruel and Inhuman” was produced for the AFSC to promote their campaign against supermax prisons.
Claire Schoen: Producer, Audio design
Jan Stürmann: Visual design
American Friends Service Committee: Executive Producer
Program Summary: There are tens of thousands of inmates living in total isolation in America’s jails [...]

New Routes (2009)

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

A 6-minute webstory highlighting the work of “New Routes to Community Health,” which supports collaborations between immigrant and community groups to create media about local health issues.
Claire Schoen: Producer, Audio design
Jan Stürmann: Visual design
New Routes to Community Health: Executive Producer
Program Summary: New Routes to Community Health is a new approach for improving the health of [...]

Fly High (2008)

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

An 8-minute portrait of the students at a charter high school in Oakland, California. Fly High was produced for Aviation High to promote the school to potential teachers, students, parents and funders.
Claire Schoen: Producer, Audio design
Jan Stürmann: Visual design
Aviation High: Executive Producer
Program Summary: Aviation High is located on the grounds of Oakland California’s [...]

Little Red Riding Pig (2007)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

A 1-minute webstory about a puppet theater at the San Jose Library, which brings literature to life for its young performers.
Claire Schoen: Producer, Audio design
Deanne Fitzmaurice: Visual design
Blue 60: Executive Producer
Program Summary: Target gives 5% of its income (over 3 million dollars a week) in support of education, arts and culture and social services. [...]