Celebrating World Rhino Day

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https://vimeo.com/ondemand/rememberingsudan/ Today is World Rhino Day, which is celebrated on September 22nd each year. In early 2023, MediaStorm partnered with Ami Vitale to produce the film Remembering Sudan, about the passing of Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino. One hundred percent of the profits from the film benefitted the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya where the only two remaining female white rhinos are know to be alive. Visit Ami Vitale's site Vitale Impacts to watch the film, learn more about the project and to donate. Visit the Ol Pejeta Conservancy to learn more about the critical work being done to save and protect these endangered species and how you can help. More from Ami Vitale: In 2008, northern white rhinos had officially been declared extinct in the wild.   This left just eight known to be alive, all in two zoos on opposite sides of the world.   On a cold…

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Art of the Photo Book with David Campany

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Curator, writer, editor and educator David Campany explores the craft of photo books, detailing his early love of photography and providing a look at some of his favorite books in a short-film, as well as a deep dive into 18 pivotal books, in the latest project by MediaStorm and Harbers Studios.

Campany pulls from many years of experience in the field to shed light on the different ways photographers craft photo books to communicate their artistic message, including detailed looks at some of his favorites.

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Now Playing: WSJ. Magazine’s 2016 Innovator Awards Films by MediaStorm

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  Curiosity, authenticity, and a deep commitment to the craft. These are some of the defining characteristics of the WSJ. Magazine 2016 Innovators–an outstanding group of individuals recognized for setting new ground in their fields. Seven trailblazing talents, all of whom are featured in the magazine’s November issue, were honored among more than 200 guests for their groundbreaking accomplishments in their respective disciplines on November 2nd, 2016 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Selected by WSJ. Magazine editors, the honorees were: Melinda Gates (Philanthropy); Ai Weiwei (Art); Tom Ford (Film); The Weeknd (Music); Daniel Humm and Will Guidara (Food); Es Devlin (Design) and Snøhetta’s Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen (Architecture). For the second year in a row, MediaStorm has used its multidisciplinary approach to create films that shine a light on each individual. These films showcase some of MediaStorm’s greatest strengths: an ability to develop a captivating story…

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‘Shine On’ for Shine On Sierra Leone Now Playing on MediaStorm

Shine On tells the story of Shine On Sierra Leone (SOSL), an innovative education-based cultural partnership that focuses on social development through personal transformation. Over the past eight years, SOSL has provided 2,800 students with a highly reputable primary education, granted 7,000 women micro-loans, trained 12,000 individuals in computer literacy and 600 individuals in adult literacy, as well as launched a maternal and child health care program for 50,000 individuals. Shine On chronicles SOSL’s evolution from a traditional charity to an organization that fosters personal development as a tool for social transformation. This unique philosophy and pedagogy has had phenomenal results--most notably elevating its primary school from number 736 in the district to number 2.  This project was made possible with support from Harbers Studio and Cash & Rocket.

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