Here's just some of what's been happening recently with Storyteller Communications LLC:
Great Arctic Air Adventure - Produced and written by Storyteller President, Doug Tolmie, and broadcast on KCTS-TV (Seattle, WA PBS) in September 2011, this feature-length documentary chronicles an attempt by Seattle pilots Doug DeVries and Mark Schoening to circumnavigate Canada via the famed Northwest Passage in their vintage, Canadian-built de Havilland Beaver seaplanes. The journey covered 12,000 miles in six weeks and was shot on HD by Jim Clark and by cinematographer Eric Thiermann, who has an Oscar nomination to his credit. For more information or to purchase the DVD, check greatarcticairadventure.com
Red Barn Heritage Award - The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington honored William E. Boeing, Jr. with its most prestigious honor, the Red Barn Heritage Award, on August 25, 2011. The son of The Boeing Company founder, Bill Boeing, Jr. was honored for his vision, leadership and philanthropy that have benefitted the museum and many other organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Storyteller produced both the film tribute to Mr. Boeing and the award dinner in the museum's new Space Gallery. For more information museumofflight.org
Protecting America's Wilderness - Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, The Incredible Hulk), Protecting America's Wilderness is a short film we produced for The Wilderness Society. We also produced two other short promotional films narrated by Edward Norton as well as a video tribute to former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt who received the Ansel Adams Award and a video tribute to philanthropist Hansjoerg Wyss who received the Robert Marshall Award. The awards were presented at a Gala hosted by The Wilderness Society in Washington D.C. in June 2011. Click here to see the video.
The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation - Somewhat common in children though rare in adults, sarcoma is an exceptionally destructive form of cancer that often masks as a sports injury delaying diagnosis and treatment. To help The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation increase awareness and support, we produced an 11-minute promotional film that featured the stories of four patients, one of whom passed away a week after our interview with him. For more information nwsarcoma.org
Trinity Lutheran College - One night a week during the academic year, Storyteller President Doug Tolmie serves as an Affiliate faculty member teaching at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, WA. Courses include: Multimedia Message Production (Filmmaking), Multimedia Message Design (Storytelling), Multimedia Message Analysis, and Leadership and Communication. For more information tlc.edu
Red Barn Heritage Award - The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington honored William E. Boeing, Jr. with its most prestigious honor, the Red Barn Heritage Award, on August 25, 2011. The son of The Boeing Company founder, Bill Boeing, Jr. was honored for his vision, leadership and philanthropy that have benefitted the museum and many other organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Storyteller produced both the film tribute to Mr. Boeing and the award dinner in the museum's new Space Gallery. For more information museumofflight.org
Protecting America's Wilderness - Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, The Incredible Hulk), Protecting America's Wilderness is a short film we produced for The Wilderness Society. We also produced two other short promotional films narrated by Edward Norton as well as a video tribute to former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt who received the Ansel Adams Award and a video tribute to philanthropist Hansjoerg Wyss who received the Robert Marshall Award. The awards were presented at a Gala hosted by The Wilderness Society in Washington D.C. in June 2011. Click here to see the video.
The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation - Somewhat common in children though rare in adults, sarcoma is an exceptionally destructive form of cancer that often masks as a sports injury delaying diagnosis and treatment. To help The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation increase awareness and support, we produced an 11-minute promotional film that featured the stories of four patients, one of whom passed away a week after our interview with him. For more information nwsarcoma.org
Trinity Lutheran College - One night a week during the academic year, Storyteller President Doug Tolmie serves as an Affiliate faculty member teaching at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, WA. Courses include: Multimedia Message Production (Filmmaking), Multimedia Message Design (Storytelling), Multimedia Message Analysis, and Leadership and Communication. For more information tlc.edu