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...

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...

We were proud to produce this animation in collaboration with Open Pixel Studios, another certified woman-owned business. A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships.  love is respect provides comprehensive education...

    We were proud to produce multiple capital campaign videos for New Hope.  New Hope works throughout South-Central and Southeastern Massachusetts, offering support to individuals who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence. Its services include crisis intervention, violence prevention, life transition, and self-sufficiency opportunities, while promoting behavioral...

  2021 felt like something of an extension of 2020. Happiness can take a hit or two, but it always survives. Our clients last year gave us plenty of joy, and this is a tribute to them. These Smiles videos started a few years ago and, for us at least, we can't help smiling when we watch them. Hopefully it's the same for you! Important note: In last year's version, I spoke to the question...

Last year was lousy, and the beginning of this year hasn't been a lot better. Still, mixed in with all the difficulties, there have been moments of joy. In 2010, on a whim we created our first "Smiles" video - a short montage of happy faces, compiled from a year's worth of footage. It's been an annual post for the last few years (see below for videos from past years). If you need a little shot...

As I discussed in a previous post, COVID-19 has not eliminated nonprofits' interest in video, and several of our clients immediately embraced virtual video production. When the pandemic disrupted our plans for filming with the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM), it was unclear what next steps would be. Deciding on Messaging The video was intended to support a capital campaign for the interior...

After the March lockdown here in Massachusetts, we wondered what the implications would be for video production during COVID-19. Fortunately, in the same way that folks switched their in-person meetings to Zoom, our video productions also went virtual, and so work continued. Then, starting in July, some folks began to inquire about returning to in-person filming. The nature of our productions...

Reflection Films has been fortunate to work with a variety of clients in the higher education space, including two community colleges: MassBay Community College and North Shore Community College. For the latter, we were asked to produce two 15-second animations that highlight the value of a community college education from the perspective of a traditional student and a student who attends a bit later...

Back in mid-February I attended an event, "Building Inclusive Work Cultures for People with Disabilities".  I wanted to go not only because I am a fan of Yolanda Coentro and the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP), who co-hosted the event with State Street. I also knew I had a lot to learn.  I had the chance to speak with Catherine Hyde Townsend, Disability Inclusion Expert, and Regina...