Fortune
I pitched a “man on the street” style video to commemorate Women’s History Month through the lens of success in business. Using a Canon C200 camera, I went to Wall Street to ask people to name a female CEO. I then used Adobe Premiere Pro to create social cuts. This video received over 2M views on Instagram and over 14k views on TikTok, resulting in the decision to have me continue this series with other engaging questions for the public.
Social Video Cards
For Fortune, I produced around 5 social video cards about world news and breaking news daily, using footage from Getty Images, AP Video Hub, and Pexels. I also gathered videos and received permission from conferences and university commencement speeches to stitch together text on-screen videos.
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The Pilot Flying Women to Abortion Care
"It feels dystopian. I shouldn't have to be doing this." She's anonymous, stays under the radar, and transports women across state lines to get safe abortion care.
There could be as little as six of them left.
The vaquita, a small porpoise living in Baja California, is on the brink of extinction. For Brut, filmmaker Léo Hamelin boarded Sea Shepherd's Sea Horse vessel to witness the crew’s sometimes controversial efforts to prevent illegal fishing — and give the vaquitas a chance to survive.
"Being openly, visibly queer is resistance in itself." This year, at least 17 states have introduced bills restricting drag performances.
For Brut, filmmaker Dallin Mello visits Tennessee, the first state to sign the ban into law, and visits the drag queens at the center of the resistance.
"I used to be on the street too."
Brut filmmaker Eléonore Hamelin met Courtney when she was sleeping in Central Park. A year later, Courtney is in recovery and has found a job. But even though she lives in a shelter, she's still homeless in New York City.
Inside the oldest boxing gym in the country is a safe space for neurodiverse children. Brut filmmaker Léo Hamelin visits New York City's Gleason's Gym to meet children boxing on the spectrum.
They are fierce, femme, and real life gladiators.
For years, they had to remain silent about being sexually abused while incarcerated. Now, a New York law is giving survivors one year to seek justice.
"I could have missed it all." One in six American adults have a substance use disorder. Brut filmmakers Leo Hamelin and Eleonore Finkelstein visited a retreat to uncover their stories of recovery and hope.