Author: timfrakes
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Around the World in 80 Days
2015 was a busy travel year with 80 days on the road including Scandinavia, Germany, Honduras, Puerto Rico and Haiti. 2016 also started on the road in Ireland on family holiday, followed by Israel/Palestine with Pastor Eric C. Shafer, recording our Stations of the Cross project. Plus stories for the Lutheran World Federation and the…
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Pakistan Again: Finding Common Ground
I’m in Pakistan working with Intersections International. Why Pakistan? Here is a 2014 piece I did with Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Professor of Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC which sums up our project. Rabbi Firestone is traveling with…
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The Living Stones: A Holy Land Invitation from Bishop Younan
The Rev. Dr. Munib A. Younan, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, extends and invitation for pilgrims to visit the Holy Land to see the living stones.
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Timoleague Friary
This new year our family visited County Cork, Ireland. While taking an oath not to “work” wile on vacation, I did record a few shots of the Timoleague Friary. The Timoleague Friary in County Cork, Ireland was founded by the Franciscans in 1240 A.D. on site of an ancient monastery of St. Malaga. St. Malaga…
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Lutheran Social Services of Illinois 2015
Here is a fun series of videos I produced for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. LSSI is the largest social service provider in the state, and last year served 73,000 people through 190 programs at 85 sites across Illinois. More than 80 percent of LSSI clients report an annual household income under $15,000, compared to…
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This is Our Home: Tackling Rural Solid Waste Issues
Proud of the work I get to do with the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP). Check out this new video on solid waste management we recorded in Puerto Rico! Manzanilla lies on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, where the Jacaguas River meets the Caribbean Sea. Like many rural communities, they face challenges with…
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2015 Chicago Midwest Emmy Nomination
Happy autumn from Tim at Frakesproductions.com I’m pleased to announce that another Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries documentary I produced for air on ABC7 Chicago has been nominated for a 2015 Chicago Emmy Award. The 57th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards are Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Redmoon Theater in Chicago. This years entry is titled:…
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Rube Goldberg Teleprompter
Necessity being the mother of invention, I decided to build myself a Rube Goldberg teleprompter. Additional motivation was supplied by Andy Weir’s novel, The Martian. I am also cheap. For those not in the TV business, a teleprompter allows talent to speak into a camera lens while simultaneously looking at the script through a reflected…
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Preaching and Healing
Immigration reform and health care are hot topics in the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential election. Much of the debate centers around migrants from Central American nations like Honduras, where poverty, violence, and lack of economic resources drive many families to make the long and dangerous journey north to the United States, in search…
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Predisan: Preaching and Healing
Here is a video I produced in Olancho, Honduras for Presidan. For more than 29 years, Predisan has provided holistic care in one of Central America’s poorest regions. in the making. Predisand is a story of changed lives. It’s a story that needs to be told. Also, consider “Liking” Predisan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predisan?fref=ts