Category: Tim Frakes Productions
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Sanctuary, Selma at 50: Still Marching
50 years ago, civil rights activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama and into history. In this addition of Sanctuary, we join with the Chicago Sunday Evening Club and Chicago Theological Seminary to present interviews and highlights from “Selma at 50: Still Marching” tracing a thread through the legacy of civil rights…
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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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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…
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God’s Glory, Neighbor’s Good: The Story of Pietism
God’s Glory, Neighbors Good is a 6-part documentary film series on the history and legacy of Pietism. This project is being conducted under the aegis of North Park Theological Seminary, and with the support and advocacy of Pietisten magazine. We are inviting you to join us in creating a 6-part documentary film series on the…
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Amir Koushkani – Spiritual Journey
This is a Spiritual Journey segment I produced for 30 Good Minutes, WTTW Channel 11, PBS, Chicago. Amir Koushkani is an Iranian musician a Sufi and a master of the Persian instrument called “tar,” a stringed instrument whose soothing quality is particularly appropriate for music that stirs the spirit.
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Sanctuary: Poverty in the Suburbs Full Program
Sanctuary: Poverty in the Suburbs. Full Program. With a per capita income over $37,000 a year, DuPage County is Illinois second wealthiest. Yet those figures mask a growing population living at or below the poverty line. In this edition of Sanctuary we look the People’s Resource Center, one of the largest food pantry programs in…