(left to right) Wahid and Anthony with Cara, & Meredith Weber of Back on My Feet after they crossed the finishing line. Last week I had the rare opportunity to hang out at the finish line of the 2011 Chicago Marathon … and witness some 45,000 runners cross. There’s no better place to see the [...]
This month we’re happy to announce a partnership with Kidpower.org to produce a short film about their “One Million Safer Kids Campaign.” The innovative nonprofit offers programs to prevent bullying and child abuse as well as teach personal safety and internet safety for children, teens and adults. Like many great nonprofits, this organization began with [...]
If there is one thing we at Storytellers for Good have learned in our video work, it’s the amazing power of one good story. We’ve seen how one good story can raise thousands of dollars for nonprofits to continue important work in the world. How one good story can change minds. How one good story [...]
The Storytellers For Good Film Festival Fundraiser on Friday was a great success. Well over 150 people came to the Minna Street Gallery venue to support their favorite of our five competing nonprofits. All deserved to win, but the final tally of votes revealed a clear winner – Project Grace. The sheer power of the [...]
Each One Reach One provides tutoring and mentoring programs for incarcerated youth. Our story profiles the journey of one young man who, with the help of tutors and this unique playwriting program, was able to get his GED and beat the odds. There’s a simple law of storytelling: that a story is only as powerful as the people you choose to tell it. In video, they must be memorable, have emotional resonance and the kind of person audiences won’t soon forget. Read More
The Mama Hope film was not a convenient one to capture. For me, as the producer, there were 7 planes, 20-thousand miles and 60 hours of travel to and from. There were giant cockroaches, dusty car rides, mosquito attacks, and more besides. But, in the midst of it all, one of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever had the privilege to tell unfolded … thanks to one woman who trusted us to tell it. Read more
