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The MediaStorm Collection

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MediaStorm is an award-winning film production and interactive design studio whose work gives voice and meaning to the most pressing issues of our time. Our stories demystify complex issues, humanize statistics, and inspire audiences to take action on issues that matter.

MediaStorm has led a paradigm shift in digital storytelling. Our in-depth reporting and original use of audio, video, and interactive graphics create compelling stories that get noticed. We have been widely recognized for our work–we have received 17 Emmy Award nominations and two Alfred Dupont Awards. Our films and immersive interactive design experiences connect with audiences, spread through social media, and are picked up by major media outlets, such as AP, NBC, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

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The MediaStorm Collection includes the following titles:

A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan - imageA Darkness Visible: Afghanistan

Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way.

MediaStorm | 2011 | 27 minutes | 10-12, college, adults
A Hundred Different Ways - imageA Hundred Different Ways

In 1987, Catherine Russell first stepped on stage in the play, Perfect Crime. Twenty-five years and only four missed performances later, she’s in The Guinness Book of World Records for the most performances by an actor in a single part.

MediaStorm | 2012 | 13 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
A Shadow Remains - imageA Shadow Remains

Phillip Toledano’s life is marked by the passing of family. His unique, yet universal, experience delves deeply into questions of identity, and the ability to manage death in an honest and often humorous manner.

MediaStorm | 2012 | 30 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
A Tail of Identity - imageA Tail of Identity

An honest, humorous film about three "furries": people who feel, deep-down inside, that being human actually constrains who they are, and they prefer dressing up as animal characters.

MediaStorm | 2009 | 9 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
A Thousand More - imageA Thousand More

A family is determined to give their disabled son a whole and vital life. In the midst of a great burden, one small child — with a seemingly endless supply of love — is the blessing that holds a family together.

MediaStorm | 2011 | 13 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
African Air - imageAfrican Air

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures in his photographs the stunning beauty, potential and hope of Africa's landscapes and people.

MediaStorm | 2011 | 8 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
Airsick: An Industrial Devolution - imageAirsick: An Industrial Devolution

Created with 20,000 photographs and a haunting soundtrack, "Airsick" plays out like an unsettling dream. Photographer Lucas Oleniuk examines our addiction to fossil fuel - and its consequences.

MediaStorm | 2010 | 5 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
An Apollo Legend - imageAn Apollo Legend

One night a week, the stage at the Apollo Theater is an amateur's battleground, where performers have competed for stardom since 1934. Today, the legend of Ella Fitzgerald lives on in the hearts of those who pray for their own big break.

MediaStorm | 2008 | 18 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
Black Market - imageBlack Market

The sale of bear paws, crocodile hearts, and other rare animal parts form the world's third-largest illegal market. Black Market explores the human passions and ancient beliefs that drive the trade and threaten its most endangered species.

MediaStorm | 2007 | 11 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Bloodline: AIDS and Family - imageBloodline: AIDS and Family

AIDS and Family is Kristen Ashburn's intimate portrait of African mothers, fathers and children being crushed by AIDS. Ashburn's work connects us to these people deeply; we learn that only through such connection is hope possible.

MediaStorm | 2006 | 12 minutes | 10-12, college, adults

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