Category: History
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1958 World Series Braves vs. Yankees
Tuesday, October 14, 1958, the Milwaukee Braves took on the New York Yankees in game six of the World Series at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two future Hall-Of-Famers, Whitey Ford and Warren Spahn, were the starting pitchers. My father (John Floyd Frakes) got his hands on tickets and a press pass. He worked in…
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Understanding Islam
This production has been viewed on Video.Google.com more than 21,000 times. I produced it in the aftermath of 9/11. It is a basic primer that discusses the one of the world’s great monotheistic religions. Tim Frakes Productions is a full service video production company specializing in single camera, documentary productions for corporate and non-profit clients.…
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The Holy Spirit
This is a production I just completed for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Most of the footage was recorded in the Pacific Northwest. This documentary discusses the third person of the Holy Trinity. It is designed for use in adult education settings.www.frakesproductions.com Tim Documentary and image video for non-profit, faith-based, broadcast and corporate clients.…
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Lutheran Roots in America
Lutheran Roots in American is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with the Rev. Lowell Almen. The story of Lutherans in America is the story of America itself.
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The Morning Star of Wittenberg, The Life of Katie Luther
“The Morning Star of Wittenberg: The Life of Katie Luther” is a documentary I shot in Germany, September 27-29, 2000. I was in Wittenberg, Germany shooting a documentary on the life of Martin Luther with PBS Travel writer and host Rick Steves. After we finished with Rick, ELCA colleague Kurt Reichardt and I met with…
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Understanding the Roman Catholic Church
Understanding the Roman Catholic Church is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America MOSAIC series in 2005. The idea was to help Protestant Christians better understand their Roman Catholic friends and family by having Roman Catholics tell their own story. This program has done quite well on Youtube.
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Opening the Door to Luther with Rick Steves
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Opening the Door to Luther with Rick Steves is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with author, travel expert and PBS host of Rick Steves Europe in September, 2000. Steves takes us to areas of Germany known as Lutherlands. From Eisleben, where Luther was born, to Wittenberg where he taught…
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St. Catherine’s Monastery
Tucked at the base of Mount Moses in Egypt, St. Catherine’s Monastery, was built by Christian Emperor Justinian between 527 and 565 C.E. Tradition claims this is the spot where Moses spoke with God through the burning bush. We reached Mt. Sinai just before noon – not a good time to be out in the…
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Introducing the New Testament
This is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2005. It is an introduction to the New Testament.
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Quiet Strength: The Deaconess Community, ELCA
Quiet Strength is a short documentary I produced in for the Deaconess Community, ELCA. The video looks at the history of the community its role in Church and society and the future of the organization. The video is narrated by the Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey. www.frakesproductions.com Part 1. Part 2.