Short Films
Through my multimedia company The Story Group, I have produced more than 35 short video features for clients ranging from newspapers to non-profits. Below is a sampling of my work. To see the complete archive, please visit our Vimeo site.
Moving the Giants – An Urgent Plan to Save the Planet
David Milarch is an arborist from central Michigan. In 1991, Milarch had a near death experience that inspired a personal quest – to archive the genetics of the world's largest trees before they're gone and to replant global forests to fight climate change. This is the story of David and his efforts to save the redwood champions of Northern California from the ravages of climate change.Unacceptable Risk – Firefighters on the Front Lines of Climate Change
“On a day-to-day basis, we’re being surprised. And in this business, surprise is what kills people.” So says Don Whittemore, a career firefighter who has battled many of Colorado’s epic fires over the past two decades. The Story Group recorded the experiences of Whittemore and other firefighters who are repeatedly responding to record-breaking wildfires. Human-caused climate changes are transforming Colorado’s fire environment, creating a volatile and dangerous situation for firefighters and communities. In their own words, firefighters describe this new, high-risk fire environment.Putting up the Fish – A Salmon Tradition at Risk
Nondalton, Alaska is a traditional Athabascan village whose residents have lived off the land for 10,000 years. June Tracey tells us about fish camp, the places each year Nondalton residents go to "put up their fish." The annual salmon run is central to the native culture and diet, but a looming threat could bring an end to an ancient fishing tradition. Nondalton is only 15 miles from the proposed Pebble Mine site and if the mine goes in, it could mean disaster for Nondalton's and Bristol Bay's salmon run.Native Bison, Native Lands
On March 19, 2012, 63 genetically-pure Yellowstone bison were rounded up in a holding facility near Yellowstone National Park and relocated to the Fort Peck Sioux and Assiniboine reservation in northeast Montana. For the first time in more than 100 years, pure wild bison returned to their historic range. For the Native people it was a day of deliverance. For biologists it was the first step in repopulating public and tribal lands throughout the West, and ensuring the survival of the wild American bison.