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David Burstein
VOTING   |  4 comments

Getting the Facebook Generation Out to Vote

Half of America's young people don't vote in presidential elections. In his first documentary, 20-year-old David Burstein shows them why they should care.READ»

Kenan Samms
BRANDING   |  Comment

Honda’s Corporate Documentaries: Smashing The Law of First Knowledge

For some reason, we’re born to think that whatever we learn first about something continues to stay true. “According to the first law of knowledge, people continue to believe whatever they learned first, regardless of later ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Hitachi’s True Stories | Simple Lessons in Emotional Video Storytelling

Hats off to Hitachi and their team of filmmakers. Why? Because they used the simplest code in corporate filmmaking. Here’s the code:1. Real people.2. Real stories.3. Real emotions.It's pretty simple, yes?“Hitachi | True ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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7 Sure-Fire Steps for Creating Your Company’s Documentary

“Our company decided to make our own documentary.” Sounds easy enough, but do you know where to start? “Let’s just roll some tape and see what happens.” Sounds exciting, but how much more will it cost you without using ...READ»

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My Mother Said

At age 100, Elena Bautista became a movie star. For a woman who doesn’t even have a physical memento or photograph of her own mother, it's significant that Bautista, now 101, is the subject of her filmmaker granddaughter’s ...READ»

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New Screenings of Mom-and Pop-Documentary

About a month and a half ago, I attended a screening of indie documentarian Virginie-Alvine Perrette's 35-minute film that documents the closing of New York City's neighborhood stores (you can see my Q & A with Perrette here).The ...READ»

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