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Support Philly: Friends of Philly 7th Annual Golf Outing

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 23, 2013

Philly Mayer’s story made A Thousand More one of our most powerful workshop projects to date. The short film documents his family’s determination to give their son a whole and vital life after Philly was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that leaves the spine underdeveloped.

Philly is still going strong and you can join in his fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a disease occuring in an estimated 1 out of every 6,000 births. The Friends of Philly 7th Annual Golf Outing supports the Philly Fund’s commitment to lifting some of the financial and emotional burdens on families who care for these special children.

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Neighborhood Centers and MediaStorm Present “H-Town Stories”

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 22, 2013

Neighborhood Centers Inc., is a not for profit organization that brings resources, education and connection to over 400,000 people throughout Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast region every year. Dozens of different social sectors fall under its scope. Neighborhood Centers asked MediaStorm to create a film that addressed the question: why does our work matter? H-Town Stories offers an answer. Rather than tell the history of how Neighborhood Centers came to exist and explain all that this massive organization does, we took the approach of telling personal stories about the people they serve everyday. Intimate, cinematic narratives bring the heart and soul of the organization to life. Houstonians can view an edited version of the film on Saturday, August 24th, 2013 at 5:00 pm on KHOU 11 News. The full-length feature will premiere on MediaStorm.com on September 19th, 2013.

The son of an Imperial Wizard of a North Carolina based Klan realm. (Anthony Karen)

An Uncensored Look Into Life in the Ku Klux Klan

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 19, 2013

The son of an Imperial Wizard of a North Carolina based Klan realm. (Anthony Karen)

Gaining access to secretive pockets of society is based on trust. It’s that trust that photographer Anthony Karen sees as the foundation of photojournalism. “It’s a moment that’s constantly validated, the wordless acceptance into someone’s personal space with a camera,” Karen wrote to Slate.

After documenting Vodou rituals in Haiti, Skinheads, and the Westboro Baptist Church, Karen finds himself accepted by the Ku Klux Klan. He began photographing the Klan in 2005, after reaching out to members through phone numbers and e-mails listed on websites. After earning their trust, he was allowed unrestricted access to photograph.

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Worth Clicking: MediaStorm Links Roundup

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 16, 2013

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! Photographer Frank W. Ockenfels III on shooting Breaking Bad’s moody desert character portraits. [Pop Photo] This year, Stanley Kubrick would have turned 85. The BFI has published a great list of Kubrick’s favorite films and influences. [nofilmschool] A look at the science behind conscious and unconscious awareness, and how the brain allows photographers to know things with intuition. [PetaPixel] On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. shared his dream for America, TIME talks to the people who helped make the march a success. [TIME] West of Memphis Trailer - if you've seen Paradise Lost, or even if you haven't, you owe it to yourself to see this amazing documentary. [YouTube] From One Second To The Next Documentary - It Can Wait. Werner Herzog. Enough said. [YouTube] The last gadget you’ll ever…

“The Distance Between Us” on KickStarter

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 16, 2013

Photographer Chris Capozziello began to make photographs of his twin brother, Nick, in their early twenties. Nick has cerebral palsy. Though Chris didn’t set out to tell a story, the photographs he took helped him examine he and his brother’s story more deeply and move past the guilt he carried for being the healthy twin. He has compiled his photographs – along with raw, honest diary entries – into a book that you can help publish through Kickstarter.
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