Category: Tim Frakes Productions
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Sacred Space: Balwant S. Hansra on Sikhism and the Gurdwara
I produced this story for the Council for a Parliament of World Religions at the Sikh Gurdwara in Palatine. Shortly after we recorded this story (which was great fun and I was treated royally), a gunman killed six people at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, near Milwaukee.
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Holy Baptism: An Introduction
Pastor Ron Glusenkamp at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado asked me to create this short introduction to the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Bethany is a large congregation and baptizes many children and a few adults each year. This resource introduces families to the theology behind a Lutheran understanding of baptism, their role…
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Metro Care Ring
Short Version Long Version Metro Care Ring is a is a hunger relief organization that offers urgent food assistance and other items for stabilizing individuals and families in need. In addition to operating one of the largest food pantries in Denver, Metro CareRing provides help with utilities and transportation, and identification documentation. Utilizing over 160…
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Advocating for the Deaf: Rehema’s Testimony
Advocating for the Deaf: Rehema’s Testimony CBM US, asked me to record this story at a disabilities forum at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. The event took place in advance of the 2012 International AIDS Conference. Rehema works with Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT), the largest indigenous provider of disability and rehabilitation services…
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Colorado Zip Line
Went on my first zip line at Lutheran Valley Retreat near Divide, Colorado last week while on a shoot with Bethesda Lutheran Communities. The campers were zipping down the mountain, so I needed a shot from their perspective. It’s like a ski lift in wild reverse!
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Sharing Sacred Spaces: Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
This 2012 video, “Sharing Sacred Spaces” was a project for the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions recorded at Federal Plaza in Chicago’s Loop.
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Tim Frakes Production airs on ABC 7, Chicago
ABC, WLS-TV, Channel 7 Chicago broadcast a program I produced during the May NATO Summit on Sunday, June 18, 2012. Sanctuary, a production of the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries is an in-depth documentary program on issues and ideas at the intersection of life and faith that airs every Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. This edition,…
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Meeting Photojournalist John H. White
While on a shoot in Chicago’s Federal Plaza for the Council for a Parliament of World Religions, producer Kathy Dale McNair introduced me to Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist John H. White. Mr. White is a legend in Chicago journalism circles a true gentleman an a wonderful artist. I mentioned that I had first seen John…
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Death of Harold Washington
November 25, 1987 we were recording the lighting of the Salvation Army Christmas Tree near Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago when we learned that Mayor Harold Washington has suffered a heart attack. This is the first national news story I worked on as a young producer with WCFC-TV 38 Chicago. Wade Bobbitt ran camera as…