Video

 

Screen Shot 2017-05-22 at 5.56.08 PMPortland Public Schools First to Put Global Climate Justice in Classroom

A video produced for YES! Magazine about a class in which students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.

 

img_0100A Year After Freddie Gray, Baltimore is Still Rising

A video produced for YES! Magazine about Baltimore a year after Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising. Tired of waiting for outside help, grassroots organizations are generating resources from within the African American community.

 

Screen Shot 2016-05-19 at 9.41.06 PMThe San Francisco Zoo

This video commissioned by UC Hastings is about a former lawyer who is using her law degree to rescue animals.

 

Screen Shot 2015-12-05 at 12.53.08 AMSustainable Economies Law Center Legal Cafe

A video produced for UC Hastings about The Resilient Communities Legal Cafe which is run by SELC and the Green Collar Communities Clinic. The cafe is a weekly walk-in clinic for people or organizations aiming to facilitate sustainable local economies. Participants are offered workshops, teach-ins, legal advice and services on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

 

Screen Shot 2014-07-31 at 1.48.31 AMKing of the Underworld: San Francisco’s Columbarium through the Eyes of its Caretaker

When Emmitt Watson–the caretaker of the San Francisco Columbarium– first entered the building 27 years ago, he didn’t realize that it was occupied by the dead. Since 1988, he has single-handedly restored the building to its original glory.

 

Screen Shot 2014-06-12 at 9.24.52 PMFacing Eviction

A mini-documentary about Benito Marcell Santiago, a teacher with San Francisco Unified School District, who has been living in his apartment in the Mission District for 37 years. In November 2013, Marcell received notice of the Ellis Act Eviction by Vanguard Properties and was given 120 days to move out of his apartment.

 

Screen Shot 2014-03-03 at 4.03.44 PMDeJeana

A mini-documentary about DeJeana Burkes, a blues singer based in Richmond, California. At 63-years-old she has finally decided to pursue her life-long dream of becoming an internationally known singer.

 

patchworksign-300x170Patchwork handmade festival showcases Oakland’s DIY culture

A video about the Patchwork handmade festival that showcases Oakland’s ‘Do it Yourself’ (DIY) culture.

 

IMG_9695 copy copy“Design Thinking and Making” class at Claremont Middle School encourages students to think outside of the box

An audio slideshow and text about a design class in Oakland, California. 

 

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Kinetic Steam Works in Oakland brings antique machines to life

A video about Kinetic Steam Works, a West Oakland-based nonprofit that utilizes steam to power antique machinery.