November 4, 2024 \ Geoff Birmingham
Supporting Youth in the Foster Care System

Supporting Youth in the Foster Care System

Plummer Youth Promise is located north of Boston and supports boys and young men who are in the foster care system. This support comes in a variety of forms. First and foremost, Plummer offers housing on their campus. Plummer also provides help with education - whether that's while their kids are in grade school or they are pursuing college. And they assist their youth in searches for work or for housing...

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August 26, 2024 \ Geoff Birmingham
Honoring Jack Connors

Honoring Jack Connors

  When we heard the news of Jack Connors' death last month, it reminded us of the opportunity we had to interview him for a project we did for Mass Mentoring Partnership.  Above is an excerpt of him talking about how much he valued Father Monan as his mentor.

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June 13, 2024 \ Geoff Birmingham
Rosies Place 50th Anniversary

Rosies Place 50th Anniversary

  Rosie's Place was founded as a women's shelter in 1974 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. We have produced gala videos for Rosie's Place for the past several years and are doing it again this year to celebrate this milestone. These days, Rosie's Place still offers emergency shelter and meals, but their services extend far beyond that - guests can take advantage of housing...

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March 14, 2024 \ Geoff Birmingham
International Institute of New England

International Institute of New England

  We have worked with the International Institute of New England (IINE) for the past six years, often producing videos for their annual Golden Door Award Gala. The event honors a person born outside of the U.S. who has made outstanding contributions to American society. This year, we produced a short profile video about Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Executive Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Bristol...

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February 29, 2024 \ Rachel Jellinek
Five Tips for Ethical Video Storytelling

Five Tips for Ethical Video Storytelling

In this blog, we wanted to share five tips for ethical video storytelling.  These are lessons we've learned from doing this work for almost twenty years.  There are certainly more than five tips - perhaps future blogs will feature others.  But here's the essence of what we'd like to focus on now: When people make themselves vulnerable by telling their personal stories for the benefit of others,...

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January 18, 2024 \ Geoff Birmingham
Smiles 2023

Smiles 2023

  We share with you our 2023 Smiles Video, a "tradition" that started in 2010. Back then, I was spinning through some footage towards the end of the year, noticed quite a few happy faces, and decided to piece the shots together into a short video. Folks enjoyed watching, and so, every January, we collect the laughs, smiles, and goofing around from the previous year to create a montage of happiness. Here...

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November 9, 2023 \ Geoff Birmingham
Fundraising videos for Rosie’s Place

Fundraising videos for Rosie’s Place

Rosie's Place hired us again to create a series of videos for their "Funny Women...Serious Business" fundraising luncheon.  Rosie's Place offers women emergency shelter and meals, as well as a food pantry, ESOL classes, legal assistance, wellness care, one-on-one support, housing and job search services, and community outreach.

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October 10, 2023 \ Rachel Jellinek
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: 75th Anniversary Video Series

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: 75th Anniversary Video Series

We partnered with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on a video project in celebration of its 75th anniversary. From multiple days of filming and over 300 pages of transcripts, we crafted a series of videos on a variety of themes, including advances in patient care, community initiatives, the importance of mentorship, and research and discovery.

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January 24, 2023 \ Geoff Birmingham
Smiles 2022

Smiles 2022

  For any of you who have viewed past versions of our Smiles Video, you may remember the story of its origin, but I’ll repeat it anyway for those who don’t know it. In December of 2010, I was doing some archival clean-up with our video files. I came across lots of smiling, happy faces from the various clients we’d had throughout 2010. So I put together a montage. Even though it was a lot of fun and folks...

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December 8, 2022 \ Geoff Birmingham
Recent Client: Rosie’s Place

Recent Client: Rosie’s Place

Rosie's Place is a multi-service community center that offers women emergency shelter and meals, and so much more: a food pantry, ESOL classes, legal assistance, wellness care, one-on-one support, housing and job search services, and community outreach. Women will find support, opportunity and the tools they need to make a new start. Rosie's Place offers a safe haven for LGBTQIA+ women and overnight...

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