When the Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wanted to create three short videos to increase the use of local produce in school lunch programs, they put out an RFP. We were selected from a field of a couple dozen production companies, earning the enviable task of shooting in schools and at farms across Massachusetts all summer!

Client: Mass DESE with Project Bread

Curation: 3:17

Caught in the crossfire at the intersection of medicine, politics and religion, perfectly healthy intersex bodies are mutilated by American surgeons.

Consider the stories of five intersex people who found healing and hope in faith. Walk with them. Hear their plea: It’s society that needs to be fixed, not us.

Client: Intersex and Faith

Duration: 2:02

We had the privilege of creating several videos in April and May to celebrate the 50th Walk of Hunger, organized by Project Bread. The scale of the impact of this one annual event over 50 years is almost unimaginable, at least when we asked several people on the street.

Client: Project Bread

Duration: :34

Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford invites Chef Bernard Guillas into his kitchen to cook stuff, talk music, and sip some wine. Mulange is an online magazine that brings together music and food in exciting, empowering, and fun ways.

Client: Gourmet Business

Duration: 1:56

Over the years, Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank fits into its customers’ lives like a member of the family. So that’s why Dan Duval of McDougall+Duval came up with a campaign that explores the important small communities in our lives: our families of origin, our work families, our gym families, and our bank families.

Client: McDougall+Duval

Duration: :30

We jumped at a chance to produce a film of a Cappella Clausura performance of composer, Patricia Van Ness’s beautiful “Birds of the Psalms”.

Filmed in the magnificent Lindsey Chapel in Boston’s Emmanuel Church, this excerpt captures the beauty of the singing and the emotional power of the composition.

Client: Cappella Clausura

Duration: 1:24

Rule of Three is guitarist Paul Carr, bassist Rich Marino, and drummer Pat Seitz, and we had the pleasure of recording their set at the Lynn Auditorium. The energy is high, the harmonies are dead-on, and the audience had a blast.

Client: Rule of Three

Duration: 3:00

This is a beautiful story about a teacher changing students’ lives with music, a PBS star who wants to honor them, and a rising superstar.

The awesome Cabot Theater was the setting for this amazing meet-up.

Client: Cabot Performing Arts Center

Duration: 2:23

Unless you want to drop everything, quit your job, and go to work for Southern New Hampshire Health, don’t watch this video! Based on an idea by the Director of Employment, Sarah McGhee, this high-concept short film communicates both the soul of an institution and the sort of people who love working there.

Client: Southern New Hampshire Health

Duration: 2:40

Did you know that 1 in 10 people in Massachusetts does not have enough food to eat, and that hunger exists in every single city and town in the Commonwealth?

Client: Project Bread

Duration: :26

McLane Middleton is one of New England’s leading law firms, with a remarkable record of giving back to their communities. With a growing practice in Manchester and Portsmouth, as well as Woburn and downtown Boston, they need to attract more lawyers. These first-person perspectives are pretty persuasive.

Client: Stackpole Partners

Duration: 2:18

You’ve got your family-family, your work-family, your coffee shop-family, your church-family, your reading group-family, and of course, your gym-family. Some weeks you spend more time with your gym-family than your family-family.

Client: McDougall+Duval

Duration: :30

We got a chance to film a visit by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to the Teddie Peanut Butter factory, where he celebrated the anniversaries of two longterm employees. one a 55-year veteran and the other a 65-year employee!

Governor Baker remarked that Teddie Peanut Butter is beloved in the Baker household, and he personally loves it.

Client: Rick Alpern and Tara Buoncuore of Single Source Marketing for Teddie Peanut Butter.

Duration: :44

...when I started collaborating with Megan DeFranza on a documentary about this invisible community which represents just under 2% of the population.

25 interviews later (averaging about an hour each) with intersex individuals, doctors, activists, and religious leaders, I have become a passionate advocate for this community, and convince that shining a light on their mistreatment at the hands of the larger society (mostly unwittingly) can give us all a better understanding of a myriad of issues, and the ability to have more informed discussions with each other.

In this video, Suegee, a fantastic physician, talks about a time when her awareness of the moment -- and an impulse of restraint -- made all the difference. It is a cool story.

Client: www.IntersexAndFaith.com

Duration: 1:46

Choosing where to give birth is one of the most important decisions we make in our lifetimes. Perhaps the best people to ask for advice are parents who've had a baby in the past three months. 

So that's who stars in this new spot for The Birth Place at Southern New Hampshire Health, featuring some adorable young infants. The authenticity with which these new parents praise the facilities, the staff, and especially the care they received is compelling.

Client: Jacqueline Clancy of Southern New Hampshire Health; referral via Harger Howe

Duration: 1:56

It's a privilege to be working on this major documentary project with Megan DeFranza and Lianne Simon. This trailer concisely communicates the essence of the fascinating issue by telling three compelling, unforgettable, and true stories. For more information, or to donate to the production, visit IntersexAndFaith.org.

Client: Intersex and Faith

Duration: 3:46

One of the world's most influential all-documentary film festivals is celebrating its 10th Anniversary!

To celebrate the 2017 Salem Film Fest, we decided to interview a few of our audience members to find out what they love about this festival. As you'll see, the responses are enthusiastic and passionate.

If you'd like to enjoy the fest for yourself, check out all the films and events at www.SalemFilmFest.com.

Come to Salem, see the world!

We are so lucky to live right next to the ocean, the awesome and primal force that forms our aesthetics, haunts our dreams, and gently floats our bodies every summer. 

Of course, we tend to take it for granted. Salem Sound Coastwatch reminds us that the mighty ocean needs our help to maintain its beauty and preserve the myriad astonishing beings who call it home. 

This remarkable nonprofit organization found an articulate and thoughtful person -- who has lived near the ocean for two decades -- and asked her to express her thoughts about the ocean, as a way to remind us of its worth, and our role in its continued vibrancy. 

A short film about the long-awaited return of a bookstore to downtown Beverly, Massachusetts, presented as a graphic novel about loss, joy, and living in the moment. Thanks to Tiki Dennie and Joseph Penta, and also to John Hugo and the store staff.

Client: Cabot Street Books and Cards

Duration: 1:00

Over the past 50 years, one local church has been responsible for the formation of a host of organizations and agencies which dramatically impact the community's quality of life. Addressing needs as diverse as affordable housing, elder care, education, and hunger, these offshoot organizations have become so strong, effective, and independent, people forget they are the product of the unique vision of one faith community.

Client: Harborlight Community Partners

Duration: 4:39

We had the pleasure of recording five songs with this gifted young artist recently. For emerging musicians, it's challenging to create videos for your website and social media which look and sound top-notch. Using the soundstage at CinemaSalem, we can quickly create four-song demos with HD resolution and crystal-clear audio. 

But the star of this film is Molly and her amazing voice and writing. Critics have called her instrument "the voice of an angel", and as you watch this film, you'll likely agree.

Client: Molly Pinto Madigan

Duration: 5:32

Starting up Medicare is pretty complicated and overwhelming, and new members can spend a lot of time on the phone looking for answers. Tufts Health Plan asked us to create a short video that answers all the most frequently-asked questions, using clear language and a bit of humor.

Here's an excerpt.

Client: Tufts Health Plan

Duration: 1:53

Nor'east is probably the region's most progressive dry cleaners, offering high quality services, community support, and a commitment to environmentally-responsible processes.

Here's how their customers describe it, accompanied by an original music score by David Grimes.

Client: Nor'east cleaners

Duration: :30

This tour of the beautiful North Shore of Boston is compiled from four helicopter shoots for four different projects. Starting in Revere, we travel north up the coast to Ipswich and Newbury. How many locations can you identify?

Client: Several

Duration 5:50

Salem Sound Coastwatch is a great organization that works with adults, seniors, and school children to help create a healthier sea and shore. This video highlights the work of three high school interns who are creatively making a difference.

Client: Salem Sound Coastwatch

Duration: 2:01

The people who work at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH, are pretty happy about it, and thought other physicians and health care professionals around the country might want to discover this vibrant health facility located in a very livable environment. Agency Harger/Howe created the concept and we did the shooting and editing.

Client: Harger/Howe for Elliot Hospital

Duration: 3:40

If you're opening offices all over the country and hiring lots of brilliant bookkeepers every month, you might want to develop a cloud-based training program that immerses employees in the values, culture, and processes of the company in an entertaining and accessible way. Or at least, that's what the brilliant geniuses at Supporting Strategies did, as illustrated in this excerpt from one of the 100 or so videos they're producing.

Client: Supporting Strategies

Duration: :54

The circa 1920 Cabot Theater was in danger of suffering the fate of 99% of America's downtown movie palaces. A new nonprofit organization decided to give community members a virtual tour of the hidden rooms and secret passages in the movie palace in order to enhance their personal connection to the place. This glimpse of the behind-the-scenes treasures of the theater helped mobilize the community and revitalize the empty venue into a thriving performing arts center.

Thanks to the awesome Kevin O'Connor for his great on-camera work and stunning memorization skills, as well as his love of the Cabot.

Client: Cabot Performing Arts Center

Duration: 13:43

If you haven't heard of The Mastersons, you will. They've been hailed in Mother Jones Magazine as "one of Americana's most intriguing acts", and their incisive and warm lyrics about real love have attracted a devoted fan base throughout the States and Europe.

Client: The Mastersons

Duration: 4:30

What's the difference between a Boomer millionaire and a Gen X millionaire? Actually, pretty much everything, including how they think about money, how they use it, and how they invest. That's why Fidelity made this video to help their investment counselors better understand how to connect with every generation.

Client: Crocker & Company for Fidelity

Duration: 2:42

Getting Sales and Accounting to work together has been a longstanding challenge in business, causing mystified clients and late payments, among other catastrophes. Fortunately, all the companies using SalesForce can now can take advantage of FinancialForce's amazing tools to bring Sales and Finance together. One such tool is BillingCentral.

We worked with FinancialForce Creative Director Steve Casey on this project, using a group of talented comedic actors.

Client: FinancialForce

Duration: 4:02

When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts asked Beverly to showcase its innovative and creative ambience and progressive economic development processes, the City of Beverly asked us to tell some stories. These six short videos were screened throughout the morning meeting. Here we've put them back to back.

Client: City of Beverly and Beverly Main Streets

Duration: 14:22

Beverly Bootstraps is amazing! They provide critical resources to families and individuals so they can achieve self-sufficiency. But their services are so diverse and far-reaching, it's sometimes hard for the general public to get a clear picture. Thanks to our friends at Single Source Marketing, this video does the trick.

Client: Single Source Marketing

Duration: 7:01

Amazingly great singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick performed this beautiful tune at CinemaSalem before a transfixed gathering of rabid fans.

Client: CinemaSalem

Duration: 4:45

The New Hampshire Credit Union knew that prospective customers liked the idea of a credit union, but needed to demonstrate that the day-to-day banking access points would be just as available and convenient. In this slice-of-life spot, a young mom discovers she can make the switch without missing a beat.

Client: Rain, working with New Hampshire Credit Union League

Duration: :30

This promotional video for CinemaSalem allows ticket buyers to glimpse the beauty, passion, and intensity of African drumming and dance. Director Gregory Coles gathered an handful of dancers and musicians at 11 pm one night to shoot this promotional short. Three takes; 10 minutes; done.

Client: CinemaSalem

Duration: 1:02

How does a Massachusetts South Coast bank deliver its message to a bilingual community? Create an English television spot AND a Portuguese version, show 6-8 important life passages, and include everyone in the cast - from seniors to a newborn.

Client: McDougall & Duvall for Bank Five

Duration: :30

The truly amazing songwriter and performer Jonathan Edwards recently played a killer show at CinemaSalem, aided by pianist extraordinaire, Thomas Ford. This version of "Sunshine" has shot by Joey Phoenix, with Paul Rogati on lighting and Kyle Clinch on the sound board.

Client: CinemaSalem

Duration: 3:25

A college attracts applicants by telling the stories of incoming students who have thrived. This portrait of a freshman student/athlete helps communicate individual support and personalized challenge.

Client: Gordon College

Duration: 2:08

Take four brilliant young classical musicians from four different countries, all studying at the New England Conservatory. Add hundreds of hours of rehearsal, and you'll have the serious and playful Quartet Duviteux.

Client: Cabot Performing Arts Center

Duration: 2:16

There are few major corporations as awesome as Bright Horizons. When they celebrate a 25th Anniversary, they do it though service and outreach, and they bring together a group of employees from all around the world for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that permanently enhances one of the poorest communities in America.

Client: Bright Horizons

Duration: 3:00

The archetypical widget video, as long as your idea of archetypes include shooting with super-delicious fruits and vegetables, and you get to drink healthy smoothies all day.

Client: Omega Juicers

Duration: :55

If you're a very successful company that started out with the mission of providing the world's best-quality child care, you learn the importance of staying on top of the little things. For employees, it's sometimes important to remember that those little things you do are actually big things in the lives of children and families.

Client: Bright Horizons

Duration: 3:23

Sunday afternoon. Lots of families. Very cool cars.

Duration: 3:14

Almost 7000 people attend the all-documentary Salem Film Fest each year. Between the films, local musicians provide some time for the audience to breathe and relax and think about the great doc they just saw. Here is one such festival moment for your enjoyment.

Client: Salem Film Fest

Duration: 2:52

The Salem witch is surprised that so many tourists come to that worldwide destination for reasons which have nothing to do with 1692. We produced four spots to highlight all the additional great attributes of the city.

Client: Destination Salem and the City of Salem

Duration: :15

If you've traveled from Germany to Salem, Massachusetts, to hear the story of the Witchcraft Trials, we're pretty sure that Salem also has a couple of cultural destinations, as well.

Client: Destination Salem and the City of Salem

Duration: :15

If you're watching the Red Sox game in the seventh inning, you might catch this spot featuring the ultra-nice Rick and Ron Bertolami. 

Client: Single Source Marketing for JB Sash

Duration: :30

Seeing double everywhere you look on the island; a visual essay on floating symmetry.

Duration: 2:15

These "moving pictures" help establish humanness, localness, warmth, and personal attention for a small New Hampshire bank. 

Client: Creative Co-op for Merrimack Country Savings Bank

Duration: :30

The New Hampshire Credit Union League wanted to make sure people know some of the advantages of banking with a credit union, -- such as that a credit union will not nibble on your food when you're out for lunch -- unlike some other financial institutions.

Client: Rain for The New Hampshire Credit Union League

Duration: :30

How important is an old, decaying movie theater in the downtown? How valuable is that real estate, that historic building? People we spoke to in Portsmouth seem to feel that theater represents the heart and soul of the community.

Client: Cabot Performing Arts Center

Duration: 3:00

This history of a place is hazy when it's communicated with dates and concepts. But it comes into sharp focus when you meet the people whose dilemmas and courageous choices created the community values and civic environment within which subsequent generations have found comfortable shelter.

Client: CinemaSalem

Duration: 1:39

The northeast corner of Massachusetts is one of the most interesting natural environments in the world. The beautiful landscapes and craggy oceanfronts were created as glaciers retreated thousands of years ago, leaving behind a set of habitats which Natural Historian, Kristina Lindborg describes as a "perfect place".

Client: CinemaSalem

Duration: 1:25

In an accelerating world, the demands on employees' time are growing and the challenge of maintaining a work/life balance can be daunting. Being mindful of the juggling act most employees perform every day can help help employers provide resources to improve job satisfaction, retention, and productivity.

Client: Bright Horizons

Duration: 2:35

A North Shore tradition on the Friday after Thanksgiving, visiting the Beverly Tree Farm provides hundreds of families with a fun adventure and fresh-cut Christmas tree, and also provides a large donation to a local nonprofit by the farm's philanthropic owners.

Client: Beverly Tree Farm

Duration: 1:28

The Y is more than "a gym and a swim". For many families, it makes the difference between homelessness and a permanent shelter. In this spot, community leader Mary Grant explains her reasons for supporting the work of the Y.

Client: Single Source Marketing for the YMCA of the North Shore

Duration: 1:07

One of the most inspiring days of the year is the Friday in mid-May when Montserrat College of Art holds its graduation exercises. Besides hearing from an award winning student and faculty member, you get to hear from a visiting artist and (usually) Honorary Doctorate recipient, whose perspective on life in the arts is motivating and encouraging.

Client: Montserrat College of Art

Duration: 10:14

Rock and Roll harmonica legend Magic Dick (from the J. Geils Band) teams up with young guitar and vocal prodigy Shun Ng for one of the most exciting concerts we've experienced.

Client: CinemaSalem 

Duration: :57

We helped Single Source Marketing launch a new name and a new brand for Align Credit Union with a series of lifestyle and music-oriented spots which highlight the client's deep roots in the community by showcasing local musical artists.

Client: Single Source Marketing for Align Credit Union

Duration: :30

A masterpiece can be said to be a work with the capacity to outlast its era and speak to cultures vastly different from its own; to transcend its time and place and inspire new works by artists in succeeding generations.

T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets is such a masterpiece.

Artists Makoto Fujimura and Bruce Herman, along with composer Christopher Theofanidis and theologian Jeremy Begbie, have begun a touring exhibition and festival of theology and the arts which reveals this very thing: Eliot’s masterpiece is still able to transcend its era and social location, generating fresh response and inspiring young artists of today. Fujimura and Herman have each completed four large works in response to the imagery, emotion, and allusion evoked by Four Quartets, and have collaborated with Christopher Theofanidis in his commissioned musical score entitled “At the Still Point.” Dr. Begbie has initiated and is actively organizing a scholarly and theological colloquium at Duke University that underscores Eliot’s relevance for this new generation.

This short film captures the perspectives of the two visual artists on this breathtaking effort.

Client: Fujimura Institute and Gordon College

Duration: 6:20