Video Psalms
- Travel and Events
01.30.2011
La Carpio: Technology Beyond Borders
Video of highlights from the installation of a new computer lab. We built many of the new machines from scratch, and installed Edubuntu with all the visual effects.
12.24.2010
Christmas in La Carpio
Images from Christmas 2010 in La Carpio with la familia Amadora. No Christmas tree or chestnuts roasting over an open fire. But a lotta love and activity goin’ on in the streets.
09.01.2010
Haiti Medical Mission Trip
In August I went to Haiti with a medical mission team from Costa Rica. We visited a few locations in Port-au-Prince and provided services in Leogane.
02.08.2009
Somos La Carpio / We are La Carpio
A video about faces and places of the La Carpio shantytown on the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica. It isn’t just some place on the margins. In a way, we are all La Carpio.
12.20.2007
Costa Rica Pura Vida
My first impressions of Costa Rica. Photos from the central valley, the Talamanca region, and around the Poas Volcano.
06.06.2008
Guatemala: Part Beauty
Pictures of places and faces of Guatemala. In between moving from the U.S. to Costa Rica I spent two weeks there. The beauty was overwhelming.
06.06.2006
Viajar por Viajar
Post-grad travels to Jamaica, Cuba, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. For us, travel is a luxury. We travel because we can. We are not being forced to leave our land by war or poverty. We are not suffering from persecution for our beliefs or our political affiliation. We are not moving in hope of finding a better life. Or are we?
2002
Yele Haiti
I compiled this video with footage my parents took in City Soleil, Haiti. One of the first compilations I ever made with a video camera.- Reel
02.2003
The Echoing Green
A film I did in college based on a poem (Songs of Innocence) by William Blake. Won an award for cinematography.- 12.10.2004
Film Noir
A class project I did for existentialism class, in a classical film noir style. And yes, I based the script on a Calvin and Hobbes comic. - 10.2005
Fire PSA
This was a video we made in a film class as a public service announcement for fire safety, in which we got to set a house on fire and call the fire department. - 10.2002
Fright Night REDUX!
A sensational epic shot over the course of three years and in two different countries with me and my brothers. - 08.2007
Gorilla Attack!
A short stop-animation test made by my brother, Jason, when I was showing him how to make stop-animation. Turned out pretty fun! - 08.2007
Love in Action
I wrote and edited this video for youth returning from mission trips to different parts of the world, encouraging them to find ways of living out what they’d learned in the homes they returned to. - 08.2007
Happy Valentines!
This is another stop-animation film I made to ask a girl out on a Valentine’s Day date. And yes, she went with me. - 08.2007
Mad World
A series of photos I compiled to the somber tones of the song Mad World, using photos from a photography class that year. Many of these are developed with advanced darkroom techniques, including polaroid transfers. - 08.2007
MAF Stop Motion
Yet another stop animation video featuring a coca-cola plane made by Allen Bennett. It was just so cool I had to put it in a video. - Documentary
- 03.14.2005
Reaching Out – Jeff’s Story
For a final project in college, a small team of friends and I went to San Francisco for a week to interview people about their experiences being “homeless”. This is Jeff’s story. - 03.14.2005
Reaching Out – About
From the same project mentioned above, this is a short description of the idea and philosophy behind the project. - 08.2008
Oral learning
This is an interview with Regina at MAF Learning Technologies, talking about the role of storytelling in oral learning.This is an enhanced audio file, with accompanying images and chapter navigation. The best way to view it is in Quicktime, Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7), VLC Player, or on an iPod. Right-click here and select “Save Link As” to download the file as an enhanced audio file.
- 05.2011
Swept under the Rug – Environmental Justice issues in La Carpio
This slideshow (it’s an enhanced audio file) describes how the theory of environmental justice relates to the garbage dump located in the shantytown of La Carpio, Costa Rica. My best attempt at infusing a little attitude and advocacy into an academic report.This is an enhanced audio file, with accompanying images and chapter navigation. The best way to view it is in Quicktime, Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7), VLC Player, or on an iPod. Right-click here and select “Save Link As” to download the file as an enhanced audio file.
- 08.2007
La Carpio 2.0 – The Story
This is a summary of some of the endeavors we took to install, maintain, and train some youth in the La Carpio shantytown in Costa Rica. The story is still in process, but we’ve already seen some remarkable process. - 06.2009
Amanda’s story – God Calls
Amanda gets called to go to Costa Rica and learn Spanish, and to raise money she ends up answering other people’s calls at a call center for televangelists. A lot of great stories you can’t afford to miss. - 06.2008
CREA report
After a trip to Lanquin, Guatemala on a medical brigade, Gladys describes what the organization “CREA” is all about. - 08.2007
DEScribe
Another enhanced audio file interview with MAF Learning Technologies staff. Programmers created a tool for delivering on-line training in different languages, and a helpful support tool to facilitate content input.This is an enhanced audio file, with accompanying images and chapter navigation. The best way to view it is in Quicktime, Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 7), VLC Player, or on an iPod. Right-click here and select “Save Link As” to download the file as an enhanced audio file.
My videos are like psalms.
Some share an encounter with God. Some try to figure out why the world works the way it does. Some simply direct glory and praise toward him.