Public Works Projects exist at the intersection of our natural and urban landscapes. With well maintained infrastructure projects and thoughtful planning our communities are able to flourish.
These videos cover important issues relating to municipal labor as first responders in everyday life, the urgency of upgrading 19th century systems and the complexities of coordinating major infrastructure projects.
A project of the Manchester Coastal Stream Team and funded through a grant from the Community Preservation Act (CPA).
Sawmill Brook and its watershed is a vital resource to the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. This short film shows the important connections between the area’s swamps, water ways, open spaces and aquifer; which support the local community’s health and character. This film also documents the town’s natural landscape and infrastructure before changes are made to the Central Street bridge/culvert and tide gate that will alter the appearance of the lower sections of the brook and Central Pond.
1 of 4 green infrastructure operation and maintenance training videos for stormwater treatment systems installed along the Pine Street corridor in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Leaks develop in the ductile iron sewer pipeline that connects Marblehead to the treatment plant in Salem; threatening to spill raw sewage into Salem Harbor. 2 Miles of pipeline are replaced within an 8 month period with initial stages of construction occurring during the heavy snow fall of 2015.
1 of 6 green infrastructure operation and maintenance training videos for stormwater treatment systems installed through out the city of Salem, MA. SPANISH VERSION
This film shows coastal flooding in Salem, MA during a 2018 nor'easter. The film is 1 of 5 short movies produced for the 2022 Salem Film Fest to thank the festival’s sponsors. The series dips into the personal archives of local recordings that haven’t made it to the light of day. A common response to BOMBOGENESIS from audiences was, “When did this happen!?” One neighborhood floods while another neighborhood is unaware.
Oil and water don’t mix. A gasoline spill in a parking lot along the South River in Salem, MA creates a beautifully toxic scene. Our waterways continually collect our pollutants. Accidents happen and this is why investing in low impact design stormwater infrastructures in our cities make sense. This film was 1 of 5 bumpers made for the 2022 Salem Film Fest to thank the festival’s sponsors.
Produced for the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association.
A tour of Salem's South Essex Sewage District which processes waste water from 5 neighboring communities.
Produced for the civil and environmental engineering consulting firm, Fuss & O'neill, about storm water management and the MS4 permit. This video includes excerpts from their day long workshop in Needham, MA that provided participants with the knowledge to contribute to the development of their communities' Storm Water Management Programs.
Straight Sidewalks vs Nature in Peabody, MA.
Produced for the town of Danvers.
Modernization of a 19th century culvert on Maple Street in Danvers, MA.
Created for the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
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Created for the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
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Created for the National Park Service to be displayed at the welcome center in Salem, MA.
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HEARTLAND is a multimedia dance performance integrating original Butoh choreography by Ledoh with an original score and set imagery developed in partnership with San Francisco’s Salt Farm. HEARTLAND explores the theme of our bodies’ and hearts’ sense of “coming home.” As the culmination of a work cycle that began with COLORMEAMERICA (2008) and continued with SUICIDE BARRIER (2011), HEARTLAND brings this exploration to ground level in its examination of human interaction with the natural environment.
A Butoh-baed multimedia performance project that explores the paradox of how so many of our recent initiatives aimed at supposedly enhancing security actually backfire and serve instead to undermine our biologically-imprinted sense for collective safety and well-being. The piece captivates the viewer while unfolding the complexities of our relationship to nature and one another against a backdrop of urban decay.
A project of Creative Capital.
Presented by the ODC Theater at the Project Artaud Theater.
The strength of a short story is its ability to communicate a concise message through powerful imagery and sound.
Please enjoy browsing through these short films produced for businesses and community organizations as well as the Salem Film Fest.
Produced for AirBNB Experience, Tokyo, Japan.
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Produced for Philips.
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Produced for Neurofibromatosis Northeast.
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Fiber artist Ellen Schiller takes us on tour through her studio.
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Produced for Philips Design and The Department of Veterans Affairs. Philips Design engages with Veteran communities to understand their needs around telemedicine. This film was shown to stake holders and members of congress to gain support for project development.
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Produced for Philips Design. The third film in the series that shows the project evolution.
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Produced for the 2020 Salem Film Fest, Salem Sketches program.
Our electronic waste gets collected and sent off to be stripped of valuable metals to be reused in next generation consumer electronics. Meanwhile bad actors continually develop new ways to scam people through these consumer devices.
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Produced for the 2017 Salem Film Fest, Salem Sketches Program.
Dwayne Taylor of Salem, MA collects Monarch eggs and cares for them through pupation. By late summer over 2000 monarch butterflies emerge from his backyard ready for flight to Mexico.
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A mill building that produced sheets and pillow cases for the world adapts with the times to house private businesses, creative groups, social services and educational institutions.
Produced for Salem Sketches and the Salem Film Fest.
A tour of Salem's South Essex Sewage District which processes the waste from 5 neighboring communities.
John Spofford, mechanic, firefighter and animal rehabilitator releases a handful of racoons back into the wild after a successful spring rehabilitation season.
Two lives experienced the bombing of Hiroshima and post war orphan life in Japan. Takashi and his sister, Satsuko, share lessons their parents imparted to them about heart and spirit.
Director, Editor, Camera: Perry Hallinan
2 min Trailer for the 30 minute film.
From overseas military performer to backup drummer in Some Like It Hot, sultry powerhouse Joani Hannan shares her life as a lesbian in the entertainment industry in the '50s through the '70s.
Director: Tina Gordon / Editor: Perry Hallinan
2min Trailer for the 30 minute film
Kasheer explores the complexities of life in a disputed territory from the point of view of three local artists living in the Kashmir Valley - a conflict zone in the Indian Himalayas on the contested border with Pakistan.
Director: Elayne McCabe / Editor: Perry Hallinan
2.5 minute Trailer for the 30 minute Film.
