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Category Archives: Documentary Film

Headed to the White House – Sorta.

By nathaniel | May 7th, 2010
Participatory Chinatown is a 3-D immersive game designed to be part of the master planning process for Boston’s Chinatown. Players assume the role of one of 15 virtual residents and work to complete their assigned quest – finding a job, housing, or place to socialize. Matthew Hashiguchi and I were asked to create this short [...]
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Six Friends: A Conversation

By nathaniel | March 31st, 2010
I was asked to DP and help edit a short documentary based on six conversations with the producer’s friends. She’s an undergrad at Emerson College, so I have to first of all give her props for having the courage to seek me out and ask me – I’m not sure I would have been so [...]
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Kickstarter, Fundraising, and the Future of (truly) Independent Film

By nathaniel | February 25th, 2010
I came home Sunday afternoon to find, waiting patiently in my inbox, an email from Kickstarter.com: Hi Nathaniel – [your project] sounds great. Welcome to Kickstarter. Let your community, your audience and your network know about your project. The lion’s share of your funding will come from them. Spread the word! Rewards are just as [...]
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Jeffrey – A Documentary Short

By nathaniel | February 4th, 2010
Jeffrey was introduced to me by my colleague and friend Nicole Prowell, who produced this piece. BACKSTORY:Jeffrey is a former professional boxer and a trainer at “the ring” boxing club in Boston. He has a compelling story, and an amazing life vision which anyone who views can learn from. TECH:I filmed this piece on a [...]
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Exposure – Documentary Filmmaker as Entrepreneur

By nathaniel | January 27th, 2010
In addition to making media for a variety of mediums, over the last 6 years I’ve been actively involved in search engine marketing both professionally as a consultant and personally with my own pet projects. While it’s true that there are some tried and true methods to achieve a particular rank in a Google search, [...]
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Lilah – A Documentay Short

By nathaniel | December 3rd, 2009
BACKSTORY: Lilah is the 4th piece in my short documentary profile series. Lilah is a psychic, about 55 years old, who has lived within the same 2 block radius in downtown Boston her entire life. Her neighborhood once rife with crime, drug abuse, strip clubs and prostitution, is now home to luxury high-rise buildings and [...]
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Ron – A Documentary Short

By nathaniel | November 12th, 2009
This is the third documentary short in my profile series. I came across Ron while walking through the Boston Common near Park street. He was articulate, thoughtful, and a pleasure to talk to – and he agreed to an interview. He was working, and agreed to the interview if I promised to keep it under [...]
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Pat – A Documentary Short

By nathaniel | October 27th, 2009
This is the second documentary short in my profile series. I’ve walked by this store on Boylston street hundreds of times, and there is always an elderly woman peering out from behind the store front. The front of the store is all glass, and the display case is filled with “collectible junk.” I couldn’t help [...]
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Gilbert – A Documentary Short

By nathaniel | October 27th, 2009
A documentary short about Gilbert, the Beacon Hill “town crier.” For the last 9 years, since losing his job and becoming homeless, Gilbert has delivered the weather, sports, and breaking headlines from his spot on the Boston Common.
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