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Photo: MediaStorm staff left to right - Brian (executive producer), Shameel (developer), Tim (interactive design), Joe (motion graphics), Samia (partnership development), David (interactive design), Cortney (operations and social media), Eric (producer), Ligaiya (producer), Tim (producer), Andrew (director of photography)

MediaStorm Year in Review

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:December 29, 2014

2014 has been a year full of milestones that strengthened our commitment to telling stories that matter with the depth they deserve. Hungry Horse transported us to Montana where we captured a small town's tenacious spirit. For The Long Night, Tim Matsui took to the streets of Seattle to chronicle the bravery of young girls’ battling the grips of sexual exploitation. As always, we had the opportunity to work with amazing collaborators: The incomparable Soledad O’Brien shared stories of service, sacrifice and renewal that took us all the way to primetime CNN. The International Center of Photography went behind the lens to reveal what drives some of the most talented photographers of our time. Shiho Fukada and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting gave voice to the plight of Japanese workers. Renowned photographer Rick Smolan reflected on the transformative journey…

‘The War Comes Home’ Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:December 11, 2014

We are proud to announce that The War Comes Home, our first collaboration with Soledad O’Brien’s Starfish Media Group, is nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Documentary (Television). Category nominees include “American Experience: Freedom Summer” (PBS), “Bad Boys” (ESPN), “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown” (HBO), and “Rand University” (ESPN). Congratulations to all the nominees. View the full list at NAACPImageAwards.net. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during live broadcast on Friday, February 6th, 2014 on TV One.

Now Playing on MediaStorm: Hungry Horse by Pieter ten Hoopen

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:November 3, 2014

We are pleased to launch Hungry Horse, a film and photography project created by internationally acclaimed photographer Pieter ten Hoopen in collaboration with MediaStorm based on over ten years of work in a small Montana town. In the film, Pieter touches on the struggles of poverty, drug use and loss. But he more accurately captures the spirit of renewal, peace and serenity in the lives of the people he documents through stunning landscapes and intimate oral histories. Hungry Horse follows the mythical structure of its subjects’ lives, Charly, Brad Lee, and Katie, and it is through their stories, and Pieter's powerful imagery that we learn about the timeless cycle of adventure, loss and renewal.

Subscription Access to MediaStorm’s Publication Now Available

Post author:Brian Storm
Post published:October 31, 2014

We believe that quality storytelling can change the way you see the world. That’s why we help the world’s finest filmmakers and photographers tell stories that matter with the depth they deserve. These stories make up the MediaStorm's Publication - a destination for long-form video journalism and cutting-edge film. Today, we are proud to announce the MediaStorm community can now “sub to the pub” with an annual subscription that gives you full-access to all the stories in our Publication, for just $23.95. Why subscribe to MediaStorm’s Publication? Because you believe in quality storytelling. Because you believe that the really special stories are developed over months and years, not moments. And perhaps most importantly, because you support independent storytellers. Your subscription to MediaStorm’s Publication is a vote of confidence that voice and meaning needs to be given to the most pressing issues of our time and that the creatives on the frontlines of…

Rest in Peace, Benny

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:October 30, 2014

Benny Villanova, the subject of our workshop story The American-Made Benny, passed away on Sunday, October 26th, 2014. He was 65. A resident of Woodhaven, Queens, he was born in Sicily and immigrated to this country as young boy. He began working at the New York Sanitation Department in 1979 and later worked out of his garage, selling discarded goods as a self-styled “garbologist.” Benny was a Vietnam veteran, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. Benny was a complicated man and we at MediaStorm hope that he has found peace. We share our condolences with the Villanova family.