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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:

Life After Water - imageLife After Water

California's Central Valley produces more than half of America's produce. But with years of drought, and if it doesn't rain soon the whole country will be soon feeling the effects.

MediaStorm | 2016 | 10 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
Love in the First Person - imageLove in the First Person

At twenty, College Photographer of the Year winner Matt Eich has maturity dropped on his lap: his world-class career takes off, just as his girlfriend becomes pregnant. Together, they document their budding lives, as they grapple with some very grown-up choices.

MediaStorm | 2007 | 11 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Net Cafe Refugees - imageNet Cafe Refugees

Internet cafes have existed in Japan for well over a decade, but in the mid 2000’s customers found a new use for these spaces: living quarters. As a result, cafes are now equipped with showers and laundry service, all reasonably priced for overnight users.

MediaStorm | 2014 | 10 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Never Coming Home - imageNever Coming Home

For each of the more than four thousand U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, there is an American family undone by grief. "Never Coming Home" takes us inside these families, to meet the people and sift through the emotions that are left behind.

MediaStorm | 2005 | 17 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Nine Digits - imageNine Digits

Nine Digits tells the story of Cesar, an undocumented teenager fighting for U.S. citizenship. While revealing his status could jeopardize his family, Cesar feels like he has no other choice.

MediaStorm | 2011 | 9 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
One Man Brand - imageOne Man Brand

Robert Burck couldn't get anyone to listen to his music, until he made a simple discovery. In One Man Brand, we meet a man who has transformed himself from a penniless outsider into one of the Big Apple's most visible attractions.

MediaStorm | 2008 | 7 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Overworked to Suicide - imageOverworked to Suicide

After the recession of the 1990s, Japan’s white collar salarymen increasingly must work arduous hours for fear of losing their jobs. This often leads to depression and suicide.

MediaStorm | 2014 | 10 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Rape of a Nation - imageRape of a Nation

The Democratic Republic of Congo sits atop one of the world's most vast deposits of diamonds and gold; yet it is also home to the world's most deadly war. Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale explores the connection.

MediaStorm | 2008 | 12 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Remember These Days - imageRemember These Days

For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It’s the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows the same route as his grandfather. But after 90 years of business, Walter may be the last seltzer man.

MediaStorm | 2013 | 12 minutes | 4-12, college, adults
Rite of Passage - imageRite of Passage

When Madje grew old and her dementia didn't allow her to live alone anymore, her only child, successful photojournalist Maggie, took her from Texas to Miami to take care of her, and documented Madje's life in an assisted living facility.

MediaStorm | 2012 | 16 minutes | 7-12, college, adults

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