Danny Wins Again
by Michael HoffmanMonday, June 19th, 2006
My partner, Danny Alpert is a successful documentary filmmaker. But really, he doesn’t like to talk about it. He’s way too modest and I am trying to tell him that when building a business you have to not be shy when you get validation about how good you are at your craft. The awards that hang around our office are mostly in the background. And there are lots of them (I will post some photos sometime). So it comes as no surprise to me that Danny won another award last week.
Danny won the prestigious Casey Medal. It is actually called the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism and it’s a highly coveted award for writers, photographers and filmmakers. Danny has won several. This year, he won for his most recent PBS film, A Doula Story. If you haven’t seen it, you should pick one up and watch it and then pass it on. If you care about low-income children and families, then this is a must-see film.
For us at See3, A Doula Story is also a story about how video can get your cause on the map. This story helped spread the word about a great program. It helped raise money. It became the catalyst for a national discussion on teen pregnancy. It was the inspiration for funders and community activists to develop a national replication initiative for the program. This, in a nutshell, is the power of video we are bringing to the nonprofit sector.
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