Author: timfrakes
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Story of the ELCA
With the recent, drastic budget shortfalls and staff reductions at my former employer, the ELCA Churchwide office in Chicago, I found myself reviewing a program we did in 2003 titled: The Story of the ELCA. It is difficult to reconcile the enthusiasim illustrated in this documentary with the recent struggles endured by the Evangelical Lutheran…
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John and Rose: Looking Back at a Lifetime
This is an interview I did several years ago with two of my aunts, Merc Bruss and Ione Driggs. They share some family history and talk about growing up in the depression in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Blessing of the Animals
Every year Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills, Colorado offers a “Blessing of the Animals” event held in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
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Restored to Serve
This is a video I produced for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lafayette, Indiana. Holy Trinity has been around for more than a century. These days they are focused on the future as they plan and implement renovation of their building.
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Niagara Falls
Avoid Niagara Falls” I always thought as an America growing up in the Midwest. “That is where my parents generation went for their honeymoon.” While it is true that has been around for a long time (they were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age), Niagara Falls is a major…
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Amir Koushkani 2010 Spiritual Journey
This is a 2010 Spiritual Journey I produced on ethnomusicologist, composer, performer and instructor of traditional Persian stringed instruments Tar and Setar, Amir Koushkani for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes. Dr. Koushkani’s training in Persian music began in Iran, where he was introduced to traditional Persian…
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New York Muslim Cab Driver Stabbing
This morning I was saddened to learn of an incident involving the stabbing of a New York City cab driver. The driver, a Muslim, was allegedly attacked by a college student who had previously volunteered as a videographer in Afghanistan with one of my clients, New York City based Intersections International . Intersections International is…
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Iraqi Voices Amplification Project
In October 2009, a small group of artists-photographers, filmmakers, musicians, and new media specialists traveled to Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria with Intersections International to meet and interact with displaced Iraqi refugees and to hear their stories. (Short Version 7:38) (Long Version 16:00 ) (Turn off the HD button if you experience buffering issues.)
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Chris Fabry, Moody Radio
Writer and broadcaster Chris Fabry is host of Moody Radio’s “Chris Fabry Live!” I produced this short video as part of a series for Moody Radio in 2009-2010. I recorded Chris during a live broadcast the day after I returned from Haiti following the January 12, 2010 earthquake. With dust from the rubble still in…