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Photo: Phillip Toledano

Phillip Toledano Is “The Reluctant Father”

Photo: Phillip Toledano

Phillip Toledano became a father at the age of forty. He fell in love with his daughter about a year and a half later. His latest book, The Reluctant Father, follows Toledano’s journey at the beginning of fatherhood. Grappling with the expectations and reality of being a new father, and the vast differences between them, he produces a surprisingly honest, funny, and moving account that he hopes his daughter won’t hold it against him later.

In many ways it is a sequel to the best-selling Days with My Father, a documentation of the three years Phillip spent taking care of his father, who suffered from dementia, and inspired his MediaStorm collaboration, A Shadow Remains.

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The Evolution of Video Storytelling Featuring MediaStorm and DCTV

This week Futures Lab, with a little help from Brian Storm, founder and executive producer of MediaStorm, and John Alpert, co-founder and co-executive director of the Downtown Community Television Center in New York, explores how the proliferation of mobile apps and devices impacts visual journalism. The two veteran storytellers share insights about the place of micro-video via apps like Vine and Instagram and the challenges of funding quality work. In the midst of a changing industry and constant innovation, one principle remains: a good story is at the center of everything they do. Keep an eye out for cameos from the rest of the MediaStorm staff.

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Presents: The Girls of Gashora

MediaStorm Presents: The Girls of Gashora

Gashora Girls Academy in Rwanda educates the country’s most talented girls in science and technology, preparing them for college, and empowering them to become future leaders. In 2013, they graduated their pioneer class. Girls of Gashora documents the days prior to this celebration. MediaStorm was commissioned by the Harbers Family Foundation and the Rwanda Girls Initiative to create a film that would illustrate the desires and caliber of students at the Gashora Girls Academy as well as inspire potential donors to take action in support of their mission. Read our case study to learn more about how we tackled this challenge. Here are girls who have faced seemingly enormous obstacles in order to receive a first-class education and the hope of making their families, and their country, proud. These are the stories of Gashora. Learn more about the academy and how you can donate at RwandaGirlsInitiative.org.

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Read more about the article Worth Watching #142: A Valsa Do Pódio

Worth Watching #142: A Valsa Do Pódio

Daniel Bruson's contributions to the film A Valsa Do Pódio bring a more intimate view into Terezinha Guilhermina's experience. The execution of the animation is so fitting, appropriately combining minimal design with a distinctive watercolor process - the result is incredible. - Joe Fuller A Valsa Do Pódio : 400m from Daniel Bruson on Vimeo. See what else we think is Worth Watching.

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