Author: timfrakes
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LWF Jerusalem Vocational Training Program
The Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem‘s Vocational Training program instructs students in the areas of carpentry, auto mechanics, metalwork, plumbing, and telecommunications. The centers in Beit Hanina and in Ramallah provide youth with a creative outlet for their energy and give them skills to compete in the difficult job market. This series of clips, released on…
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Iowa/Illinois Young Birder Weekend
This is a short video I produced for the Iowa Illinois Young Birders Outing at Mississippi Palisades State Park, Savanna, Illinois. Young birders ages 8-18 were invited to a special Mississippi River weekend on June 14-15, 2014 to explore fantastic habitat, meet other young birders, and just have fun! The event took place at the…
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AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL’S MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT PROMOTES EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER
Augusta Victoria Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit Promotes Early Detection of CancerVimeo This is a video I produced with Mark Brown for the Lutheran World Federation’s Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. Meet some of the Augusta Victoria Hospital staff and partners in the West Bank who are working together to promote early detection for breast cancer.…
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AMER ABU LAILA TELLS HIS STORY
Here is a video I produced with Mark Brown this spring at The Lutheran World Federation‘s Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. This video tells the story of 12-year-old Amer Abu Laila, a cancer survivor treated and cared for at AVH. Amer shares his hope for all patients.
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American Friends of Pakistan
Here is a short video I produced for Intersections International in Islamabad, Pakistan this spring for Intersection’s annual gala event in New York City. This video is not without irony. My flight to Islamabad few directly over Kandahar Airfield, where my son is currently deployed with the US Army 4th ID where he serves in…
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Picture This!
Picture This: The Lutheran, May, 2014 issue published a photo I took for the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem Program recently. The story features Palestinian clown doctor Izza Natsheh with Red Nose Clown Doctors International as he performs for a child in the Lutheran World Federation’s Augusta Victoria Hospital. Laughter is good medicine! The videos we…
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Uniform Justice
This is a short documentary I produced about Uniform Justice, a new original play created from a collaboration between TE’A at Intersections International, the Retaliatory Violence Insight Project (RVIP) at George Mason University, the Memphis Mayor’s Innovation Team’s “Gun Down” initiative, and the Hattiloo Theatre Company. Set in Memphis, Tenn., the play tells the story…
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Suicide Takes Another Life
Suicide Takes Another Life is a video I produced for Rev/CH (Major Retired) Kent Svendsen through a grant from the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. Suicide is a subject that people often do not want to talk about. It can make for an uncomfortable conversation. Then again, sometimes it’s out of fear…
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After Prison, Responding with Faith (Full Program)
In this new documentary I produced for WTTW Channel 11, the Chicago Sunday Evening Club presents the stories of three faith communities that are doing the difficult, but necessary work of healing the lives of ex-offenders, and standing with them as they reenter society. Our hope is to engage with communities of faith in deep…
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Sunrise, Augusta Victoria Hospital
Sunrise looking over the Judaean Desert from the Mount of Olives. Shots include the Dome of the Rock and Augusta Victoria Hospital.