May • 2022
Brooke is wonderful to work with. She is a talented shooter, meticulous producer and overall great storyteller. We look forward to working with her again on future documentaries.
Brooke H.
Portland, OR, USA
1 review$700 - $1500 / Day
About
I’m a documentary filmmaker, producer and photographer currently based in Portland, Oregon. Previously, I was a video producer at The Oregonian and Blue Chalk Media in Portland and before that, I worked on the photo desk at the Chicago Tribune. I received my Master’s in photojournalism from Ohio University, where I also taught several courses. In undergrad, I studied photography and art history in my parents’ hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. My love for photojournalism began early – when I claimed my grandfather’s piles of National Geographic magazines that he hoarded in his trailer in Kentucky after he passed away. As a perpetually curious person, I read endlessly and ask a lot of questions. Whether through films or photographs—my aim is to promote critical thinking, understanding and respect. I'm most drawn to making work that examines how environmental and economic changes affect marginalized or indigenous communities. I'm currently producing films for several NGOs that deal with issues related to women and children’s healthcare and education in India. My partner and I recently launched our collaborative production company, Stray Dogs (aptly named after our favorite animals in India). Check it out at www.straydogsmedia.com. I am available for assignments — and for chats.
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Produced for VOA Office of Programming
No Longer Unknown
Poet and activist Hannah Drake uses her writing to explore the history of racism in her hometown, Louisville, Kentucky – an American city that remains highly segregated. Following the wrongful police killing of Breonna Taylor, a young Black woman living in Louisville, Hannah reflects on what freedom and equality look like for Black Americans today. She vows to keep using her art as activism to ensure the history of slavery and its impact on society is always known. Role: Director, cinematographer Editor: Emily Kinskey For Voice of America
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Produced for The Oregonian
How one Native family on the Columbia River copes with COVID-19 loss a year later
The village of Celilo, on the Columbia River, was altered when a Yakama Nation member and prominent fisherman within the community died from COVID-19 in April 2020. Watch as we hear from Bobby Begay's family about how his death affects them a year later and what their hopes are post-pandemic.
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Produced for The Oregonian
100 Days of Protest in Portland
Protesters, activists and city leaders weigh in on how one of America’s whitest major cities became the center of the national conversation over systemic racism and police brutality.
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Produced for The Oregonian
DARCELLE — The Oregonian
At nearly 89, Walter Cole, the man who becomes Darcelle XV on stage knows who he is. “In order to do what I do for a living, I have to know who I am.”
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Dream a Dream
I worked with the India-based NGO Dream a Dream for the second time in 2019 to create four one-minute short films about four young people who have benefited from Dream a Dream’s programs and are becoming key players in the organization. They are Yashika, Aniruth, Chinnapa and Lekha. The videos were released and screened in anticipation of their annual event called Change the Script, a gathering aimed at building a supportive community of leaders from all over the world to serve Dream a Dream’s mission of empowering young people from vulnerable backgrounds. The event aims to scale the impact from 100,000 to 160,000 young people growing up in adversity in India.
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Produced for Blue Chalk
Rebirth in Bihar - Blue Chalk and Care International
I worked with Blue Chalk Media and Blue State Digital to help create a film for CARE International, that tells the story of the nonprofit’s success in improving the maternal health of women and babies in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states. Our team spent 10 days in Bihar, capturing the work of the government departments, nurses, front line health workers and medical officers who have come together to redefine maternal health outcomes for thousands of mothers and babies throughout the state.
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