Author: timfrakes
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Remembering the Asaro Mud Men of Paupua New Guinea
In 1998 I had the opportunity to produce a documentary with Rick Steves and Kevin Jacobson in Papua New Guinea. This figurine is a memento from that trip. After two days in the air (Chicago to LAX, LAX to Sidney, Sidney to Brisbane, Brisbane to Port Morsbey, Port Morsbey to Goroka, Paupua New Guinea) I…
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2013 Year in Review
It’s been a busy year. Thank you to all my wonderful clients who gave me the opportunity to tell meaningful stories here in the Chicago area, across the United States and around the world! 31 Lengths Ascension School Augsburg Fortress Bethesda Lutheran Communities Chicago Sunday Evening Club Chicago Theological Seminary Community Impact Foundation Council of…
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Building Bridges of Faith with Pakistan
Building Bridges of Faith with Pakistan is a 30-minute television documentary produced by for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries with Intersections International. The program will air on ABC7 Chicago, December 29, 2013. Come with me to Pakistan and watch this compelling eyewitness documentary on the testimonies of key Pakistani and American religious leaders, who met in…
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Sabir Hussain: I’m Not Alone
This is an excerpt from a new documentary from Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries which will air on Sunday, December 29 at 11:00 a.m. on ABC7 Chicago. Professor Sabir Hussain from Edwards College Peshawar, Pakistan, engaged in inter-faith dialogue and peace-making long before a group of American scholars and theologians visited Pakistan in April 2013. The…
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Godparents for Tanzania, HAI Institute of Technology
The HAI Institute of Technology is the dream of Peniel Shali, a businessman in Moshi, Tanzania. Shali saw a need for vocational training in the areas of information technology, auto mechanics, electricity and construction engineering. Shali’s dream is supported by Godparents for Tanzania, a non-profit that hope through education for young people in the Kilimanjaro…
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Faraja Primary School, Emmanuel Nguvava
The Faraja School is one of only two primary schools in Tanzania that serve children with disabilities. Faraja School gives children hope and does it through a model of financial sustainability through agriculture. Emmanuel Nguvava is Director of the school.
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2013 CHICAGO EMMY AWARD NOMINATION
TIM FRAKES PRODUCTIONS AND GREATER CHICAGO BROADCAST MINISTRIES NOMINATED FOR 2013 CHICAGO EMMY AWARD September 27, 2013 Sanctuary, a documentary series broadcast on ABC7 Chicago has been nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Public and Current Affairs Programming by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chicago/Midwest Chapter The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy…
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Door of Hope Maasai Ministry
The Door of Hope Ministry is and example of a micro non-profit that is making a difference in the lives of young Maasai women through education. The Maasai are an African ethnic group that live in East Africa typically in and around large game parks. Door of Hope is the story of Tanzanian Lutheran Pastor…
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Sanctuary, The Cross is Still Burning
Follow the journey of a charred KKK cross burned 50 years ago when civil rights activists tried to desegregate churches in Jackson, Mississippi. Today, it stands as a sculpture in First United Methodist Church, Chicago Temple, inspiring people of faith who continue to march in solidarity for racial justice. Featuring: • Rev. Phil Blackwell, First…
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Different Drummers
Yours truly, stopped by CBS Chicago to recorded an appearance on Different Drummers for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries. In front of, rather than behind the camera to talk about the future of documentaries. Host Julian DeShazier is the Senior Minister at University Church, Chicago.