Author: timfrakes
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Martin Luther’s Been Kidnapped!
Here is Rick Steves blog post from our shoot in Germany. It’s part of a new PBS Rick Steves 1-hour program on Martin Luther and the Reformation. The program will air in the fall of 2016, kicking off the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. By Rick Steves Published on Jul 9, 2015 We’ve begun a…
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Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross A 14-part adult ecumenical, education resource, illuminating the stations of the cross in Jerusalem through stories of the Palestinian people. Partner with us as we re-introduce and connect an ancient act of Christian devotion with contemporary stories of the Palestinian people in a new DVD educational resource that will support the work of the Evangelical Lutheran…
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The Reformation after the Reformation
Rediscovering the roots of Pietism in Scandinavia, God’s Glory, Neighbors Good Everyone keeps asking me, “What is Pietism?” The answer became clear after traveling in Sweden, Norway and Denmark with Dr. Mark Safstrom, lecturer in Swedish and Scandinavian studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are working on a new documentary titled:…
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LSSI Why Become a Foster Parent?
Through this foster care video, Ron, a Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) foster parent, shares his foster parent story. For Ron, foster parenting is a way to give back to the community. Though foster parenting has its challenges, Ron’s two eldest foster children have overcome these challenges, graduated high school, and are now in…
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Spring and Summer 2015 looks busy
The Spring and summer 2015 calendar is filling up with travel and production. April finds me at Chicago’s McCormick Place working with RFID in Healthcare Consortium at Chicago’s McCormick Place a large health IT industry event. Then it’s off to Honduras for a week with PREDISAN, a faith-based non-profit that provides physical, spiritual, social, economic…
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Seminex Letters Pour In
Letters continue to pour in following the release of “Seminex: Memories of a Church Divided.” This is a surprise! In our 21st century digital world, I’m used to Facebook “likes”, Youtube views or download analytics. But with this project, my trips to the post office are marked by a full mailbox (literally, a full mailbox).…
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Bruhi Mukundethi, Indian Raga Labs
Here is a music video I recorded and edited with Ted Mason for Indian Raga Labs. This was my introduction to Indian classical music. Very fun to work with this talented group of young adults. Indian Raga creates a community of instructors (Fellows) and students who work together to create accessible and commercially viable music…
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Sanctuary, ACT3 Network a Dream for Christian Unity
Tune in Sunday, March 22 at 11:30 a.m. on ABC7 Chicago for Sanctuary. This half hour broadcast tells the story of a former Baptist pastor, John H. Armstrong and his journey toward a new grass roots call for Christian unity with the ACT3 Network. Armstrong’s story will challenge what you think about your faith, and…
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Seminex: Memories of a Church Divided, A Documentary by Tim Frakes
Hey all you Lutherans out there. I’ve finally finished Seminex: Memories of a Church Divided, A Documentary by Tim Frakes. It’s a project I’ve been working on for more than a decade. I had no budget for this production. Nothing. It’s all a labor of love, because this is story that needs to be told.…
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Not the Cuban music you were expecting. D`Cámara Opus 5, J. Strauss
With all the hubbub surrounding the recent trend toward normalizing relations with Cuba, I thought I would repost this March, 2011 video I recorded in Matanza, Cuba. My friend Tony Fernandez is the bass player in this wonderful string quintet. D`Cámara Opus 5 is popular in Cuba and has toured in the United States, Europe…