Reality on the reserve is difficult to talk about directly, but after just one week of film training, aboriginals on the Eden Valley Reserve produced a fictional story with enormous heart, truth, and hope. Keep in mind that prior to this, no one had used...
I'm proud to present my first documentary short (15 minutes) that I started almost two years ago with Heather Hendrie. Initially I just wanted to get some practice shooting a documentary. However, what was only suppose to take a day, took a year to complete....
I got to direct and edit my first dramatic short film! My crew and actors were comprised of a group of adults on the Eden Valley aboriginal reserve, none of who had technical or acting experience. We had less than five days to learn the...
Here's a little known event about a group of trustees who have pooled their money to give $1000 to the best pitch on how to use it for a better Calgary....
Mat Wilkins, a young performer and composer, demonstrates the spirit of the day at TEDxCalgary by showing what you do when your equipment goes "off the tracks". Here is what we captured that day....
You've heard of TED Talks. Well now we're bringing TEDx Talks to Calgary. Our organizing theme is around those people who are operating on the boundaries of convention attempting to build a better society. The image (introduced to us by Jon Perkins) we are using to...
A week ago, a friend approached me to do a music video for the upcoming Canadian federal election. I had done one for Nenshi in the municipal campaign. I had no time, yet that this was one of those spontaneous, creative, socially-engaged projects that was...
This video was presented at a breakfast fundraiser highlighting Momentum's purpose and achievements over the last 20 years in Calgary....
Highlights from Make It Good's Calgary Mayoral Forum, "My Vote Could Have Changed That" on September 22, 2010. In this lightning round, candidates are asked to name their hero. Recorded with: JVC GY-HM100U and Canon Vixia (?) Courtesy: Hidden Story Productions...
Highlights from Make It Good's Calgary Mayoral Forum, "My Vote Could Have Changed That" on September 22, 2010. In this segment, Wayne Stewart, Joe Connelly, Dan Knight, and Naheed Nenshi answer questions from the moderators. Topics: Stewart on Confronting New Issues. Connelly on Leading versus Managing Knight on Diversity Nenshi...