The hunt for General Tso
Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes — exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new...Enter Pyongyang (North Korea’s capital city)
“Enter Pyongyang” is another stunning collaboration between city-branding pioneer JT Singh and flow-motion videographer Rob Whitworth. Blending time-lapse photography, acceleration and slow motion, HD and digital animation, they have produced a cutting‐edge panorama...The Wombat – All is One
The Wombat is a short, irreverent take on the state of the world. The Wombat was created by the Foundation for Global Community, which was a an educational, public-benefit foundation, to learn more about its history visit: globalcommunity.org...One Day on Earth – Motion Picture Trailer
ONE DAY ON EARTH creates a picture of humanity by recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world. We explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day,...UNESCO – Peace & Intercultural Dialogue
In Spring 2010 some friends and me attended a workshop at Fabrica-Italy. Led by Todd St. John from huntergatherer.com, the task was to create a short animation for UNESCO that celebrates cultural diversity. In a team of four we created this little story starring this...Read more“Maybe we are all prospective migrants. The lines of national borders on maps are artificial constructs, as unnatural to us as they are to birds flying overhead. Our first impulse is to ignore them”
– Mohsin Hami
A Cultural Guide to the United Kingdom
Narrated by Eldith Murdoch. A brief set by Steve Rigley & Jo Petty asked to create a Cultural Guide to the United Kingdom. This video highlights cultural icons that one would traditionally consider to be associated with the UK. Their true origins are revealed. The...the [ sameness ] project
Is “sameness” even a word? Yes, yes it is. Google it. It’s just not a very well-used or glamorous word. It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but then it doesn’t really need to, because it’s more about how it rolls off you. For every unique feature that makes you...Read more“A thing that happens to migrants is that they lose many of the traditional things which root identity, which root the self”
– Salman Rushdie