First cut of documentary to be released in six days

Denise McGill interviews Walter Mack just before he retired as executive director of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District. The interview takes place in a cottage built for Dr. Martin Luther King, a frequent visitor to the Penn Center. Unfortunately, King was killed before he could stay in the building.
Denise McGill interviews Walter Mack just before he retired as executive director of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District. The interview takes place in a cottage built for Dr. Martin Luther King, a frequent visitor to the Penn Center. Unfortunately, King was killed before he could stay in the building.

 

Stories about the land, water, and people of St. Helena Island: The Gullah Project’s first cut arrives in SIX DAYS!!! Keep your eyes peeled Monday, September 1st.

First cut of documentary to be released on Labor Day

 

Buz Kloot, left, films Frank Major at the end of a boat trip to check his crab traps. Kloot, did much of the camera work for this project. Kloot, a soil scientist, teaches and creates conservation videos at the University of South Carolina.
Buz Kloot, left, films Frank Major at the end of a boat trip to check his crab traps. Kloot, did much of the camera work for this project. Kloot, a soil scientist, teaches and creates conservation videos at the University of South Carolina.

 

Join us to watch the first cut of this powerful documentary film directed by Denise McGill and edited by Hida Visuals on Monday, September 1st.

Watch for exclusive behind the scenes photos all this week, and meet the team who created this documentary film.

The countdown has officially begun; only SEVEN DAYS until the first cut premiers.

Don’t miss it!

Hida Visuals joins The Gullah Project

The Gullah Project proudly announces our partnership with Hida Visuals. Andrew Hida, co-founder of Spēk Pictures, will take the lead in editing the documentary film due out in December.

Hida is a multimedia storyteller and visual journalist who specializes in telling stories about health, environmental, and social justice issues and photojournalism, which was a key element in our decision to partner with his agency.

The team includes Andrew Maclean and Drew Jordan who are also co-founders of Spēk Pictures. Maclean is a multimedia producer, photographer and videographer. He has worked on projects such as Emmy-nominated project Undesired by MediaStorm. Jordan specializes in motion graphics, video editing, web design and photo illustrations.

All three attended graduate school at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. They all have extensive experience working at MediaStorm production and design studio.  A partial client list includes USA Today, The New York Times, Blue Chalk, The Seattle Times, The Telegraph and The Atlantic.

To learn more about Andrew Hida and the Hida Visual Team click on the photograph below.

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Andrew Hida of Hida Visuals begins the editing process on the documentary film “The Gullah Project.”

 

Introducing, Frank Major Sr.

Frank Major Sr., commercial crab fisherman, checks his traps for blue crab and stone crab.
Frank Major Sr., commercial crab fisherman, checks his traps for blue crab.

Frank Major, a local St. Helena Island commercial crab fisherman, graciously allowed the team to travel with him on his boat in the waters surrounding the island, while he checked his crab traps also known as pots for blue crabs. To learn more about Frank and to see our journey on the water click on the photograph above.

 

 

 

 

Marshview Community Organic Farm

 

Carolyn Durance, left, and Zariah Green work together to remove weeds during the after-school program.
Carolyn Durance, left, and Zariah Green work together to remove weeds during the after-school program.

 

“Building their entrepreneurship talents each child has got a talent of their own. Now some has public speaking, we’ve given them a camera, they’ve been photographers, they’ve been making jewelry,” says Marshview Community Organic Farm’s founder Sará Reynolds Green. To learn more about the after-school program, and to see the complete album click the photograph.