SHORT FILMS
Forge Reel
Crest of the Hill
NPR
As his Alzheimer's progresses, Greg O'Brien prepares to sell his family home.
Here’s to the People Who Matter
MGH Aspire
The MGH Aspire program helps children and young adults on the Autism spectrum learn the life skills they need to succeed.
Reading Frederick Douglass Together
Mass Humanities
The life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding of America. Douglass forces us to reckon with the legacy of slavery and the promises of democracy.Each summer the Massachusetts Humanities Council supports public readings of Frederick Douglass’s influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”. This short film highlights that program.
Merlyn and the Sea
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Based in Devon, England, Merlyn Chesterman is a Senior Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. This short film features Merlyn speaking about her muse, the sea. This piece is part of a series on people and their relationship to the ocean, commissioned by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Lame Deer Collaboration
Silkroad
Since 2012, Silkroad artists from Spain, Japan, the U.S., and India have exchanged music, stories, and traditions with students and teachers at Lame Deer Junior High on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. What began as a two-year partnership through the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Turnaround Arts Program, has grown into a wonderful, multi-year relationship, supported by Silkroad donors. This is a video that helps show the impact the program has on both the Silkroad artists and the students.
Look Up
NPR
Look Up is is the story of a family of Black falconers living in Washington, D.C. It was originally produced for the NPR show, Birdnote.
Origin Story: Waterway by Wu Tong
Silkroad
Silkroad’s origin story series features Silkroad Ensemble composers telling the stories behind their compositions and what the pieces mean to them.
Jett’s Journey
Mass General Hospital for Children
Often mental and behavioral health disorders in children are stigmatized more severely than the same disorders in adults, making it challenging for parents and children to get the services they need. Mass General Hospital for Children is working hard to change that.
Aspire Camp
MGH Aspire
Aspire summer camp is a place where kids on the autism spectrum can fully participate in traditional summer camp activities while learning the social skills they need for a successful life.
Dump Day
Personal Project
Dump day features the deep-thinking philosophies of musician and entrepreneur Dave Talmage. He explores our relationship with objects and their connection to hope.