Author: timfrakes
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The Landing
Panasonic Lumix GH3 Minolta MC 135mm F3.5. Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, DuPage, County, Illinois
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ELCA Book of Faith Initiative
Here is a video I produced for The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America‘s Book of Faith Initiative. The video was shown at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in August, 2013. The ELCA has made a commitment to encourage all members, from children to adults, to dig deeper into our book of faith, the Bible. The Book…
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Golf Time
My good buddy Jim Quattrocki cut this fun bit together. It was a lovely day at Big Run in Lemont, Illinois with JIm, Darren Harrison and his cousin Julie.
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The Importance of an Operator in a Community’s Water Systems
This is one of a series of videos I produced with Stephen Padre and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP). RCAP provides practical solutions for improving rural communities – helping small communities maintain safe, reliable and sustainable water systems.
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Solar Reading Lights for Kids
Godparents for Tanzania-G4TZ- is a non-profit that provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. G4TZ also supports projects that help educate young people, including a rural primary school and a new technical school. Recently, G4TZ distributed solar…
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Faraja School: Senorina Laurent
The Faraja School is one of only two primary schools in Tanzania that serve children with disabilities. Senorina Laurent is an Occupational Therapist and helps children adapt to their environments and gain independence
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Godparents for Tanzania
Godparents for Tanzania provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most of the students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. I worked with a wonderful Tanzania/American team visiting schools, interviewing children, staff and organizers across the region. This video is an anthology of short, social-media…
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Faraja School: Goodluck Nnko
The Faraja School is one of only two primary schools in Tanzania that serve children with disabilities. Goodluck Nnko is a social worker and helps children integrate into the Faraja community and culture.
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Godparents for Tanzania, Gilba Hidie Greeting
G4TZ graduate Joshua is the first in his family to attend school beyond the seventh grade. After completing secondary school, he went to teacher training college where he was ranked first in his class. Joshua has just received his first teaching assignment in Rombo, Kilimanjaro region, where he will teach math and science at a…
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Fracking Southern Illinois: Faithful Opposition
Fracking Southern Illinois Faithful Opposition This special half hour documentary explores the critical ethical questions behind hydraulic fracking. Produced by Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries and Tim Frakes Productions. Every person on earth depends on oil, natural gas, and water for transportation, heating, cooking and countless daily tasks, but is our expanding consumption of energy resources…