Category: Interesting Places
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Edongo Band, Kitgum, Northern Uganda
Jim Quattrocki and I were in Kitgum, Northern Uganda, recording a story at the Anglican Cathedral. I can’t remember if this is out of his camera or mine. Either way, it was a great day and beautiful music.
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2011 Year in Review: Frakesproductions.com
Here is a random collection representing a few of the images I recorded during the busy 2011 production year. Locations included Haiti (twice), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio. Music by JS Bach, Mass in B minor Dona nobis pacem (BWV 232). For more detail, here are links to most…
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Introducing Jesus of Nazareth
It is Advent and a good time to reflect on the life of Jesus. This production aired on ABC Television in December 2006. I produced it for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with my good friend Peter Marty as host. Jim Quattrocki directed the on-camera sequences. Jim Parks did the editing. www.frakesproductions.com
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Images from Mizak, Haiti
Here is a collection of images from my visit to Mizak, Haiti in 2011 with Haitian Artists for Peace International. The music is performed by a group of guys who were jamming by the side of the road.
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Tour a Cold War Era Atlas Missile Silo
Along a lonely stretch of blacktop in rural, Central Texas, my friend Larry Sanders takes me on a tour of a partially restored Atlas missile site. At the height of the Cold War, Curtis Lamay and the Strategic Air Command, built and deployed the first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System.
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A Late Autumn Walk
A late autumn walk through Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Du Page County, Illinois. Panasonic Lumix GF3, 720p www.frakesproductions.com
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HAPI: Madame Gabriel
My second visit to Haiti in 2011 was with Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). One of the many projects HAPI has going is Nouvel Etwal (New Stars). The New Stars help young Haitian girls develop self esteem and share their stories through dance. One afternoon we packed the girls in a van and drove…
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Empowering Haiti: Let’s Hear it from the Girls
It’s back to Haiti in August. This time, I’ll be shooting footage for Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). HAPI was founded in March 2007 as a fair trade artisan co-op focused on spirituality and creativity. The marketing of the resulting art supports women’s economic development and empowerment. HAPI Executive Director, Valerie Mossman-Celestin and my…
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Alianza Church, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Zac and Julie Stutler work with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Stutler’s and another husband/wife team, Jeff and Deborah Climie, launched a new congregation in this upscale resort community called Alianza. While recording footage for a project with the Alliance Women Ministries, I was able to put this video…