Tim Frakes on Vision Video
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Award winning video, Documentary, History, Tim Frakes Productions
Most of my productions serve clients with specific needs. However, some of my work is available for purchase. Vision Video, is a Pennsylvania based Christian and family DVD distributor that offers drama, documentary, live events, curriculum, and rare historical footage among the many genres. I am proud to be associated with them.
Most recently, Vision agreed to distribute People of Faith: Christianity in America. Here is a list of documentaries available for sale through Vision Video that I have produced for the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College and earlier in my career, through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
People of Faith: Christianity in America
Is America now or has it ever been a Christian Nation? What is the meaning of separation of church and state? How can the church be a faithful Gospel witness in a pluralistic society? What will the church look like in the future? People of Faith: Christianity in America brings perspective to these questions and more.
Saving the World?
In 1910 over a thousand Protestant missionaries, theologians and church leaders from around the world gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland for an unprecedented World Missionary Conference. Saving the World? chronicles the assumptions and expectations that Protestants carried into the 20th century and highlights some of the major — and unexpected — developments in the hundred years since that meeting in Scotland.
Glory to God Alone: The Life of J.S. Bach
In this video journey we are accompanied by Bach authorities including classical guitarist Christopher Parkening. They guide us through the development, personal crises, challenges, remarkable work output, and the compelling inner motivation of Bach and show why it was so important to the composer that his gifts be used for the glory of God alone.
Opening The Door to Luther with Rick Steves
Open the door to Martin Luther with public television travel host Rick Steves. He takes us to areas of Germany known as Lutherlands. From Eisleben, where Luther was born, to Wittenberg where he taught and preached, and to several other areas, we learn about the tumultuous events of the Reformation and the monk at the center of it all. We see how this Augustinian monk, who most wanted the quiet of a religious life, was thrust into the center of 16th-century world-shaking events.
The Morning Star of Wittenberg: The Life of Kaite Luther
This video documentary provides an intimate look at Katharina von Bora, former nun, 16th Century entrepreneur and wife of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation. It is an in-depth look at the life of the woman who helped Luther change the course of history. We learn how she coped with incredible demands and survived the continual onslaught of unpredictable developments.
Zamzam: A Missionary Odyssey
A gripping, true story of faith on the high seas from World War II. An old Egyptian liner carrying 144 missionaries, bound for mission work in Africa, was mistakenly shelled and sunk by a Nazi warship off the coast of South Africa. The passengers abandoned ship, and their precarious plight was filmed by two photographers who just happened to be on board. Here is their amazing — and some would insist, miraculous — story.
Lives Of The Apostles Paul And Peter
In these two programs, author and Public Television travel expert Rick Steves takes us on location to explore the lives of two great apostles.
Tags: Church, Documentary, Education, ELCA, History, Rick Steves, Tim Frakes Productions, Video
Ascension Catholic School Fundraiser
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Education, Pro Bono, Tim Frakes Productions
This is a pro bono project I shot for Ascension Catholic School in Oak Park, Illinois. Big Shoulders, a Chicago production company did the editing. The video was used at an auction that raised approximately $60,000.
Tags: Church, Education, Tim Frakes Productions
Understanding Waste Water Treatment
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Education, Non-Profit, Stewardship, Tim Frakes Productions
Waste water. We all make it. We all need it taken care of. Where our waste water goes and how it is treated is something most of us take for granted. Ok, so waste water might not be the sexiest topic to make a video about, but the wise management of our planets water resources is the most important economic and environmental issue facing life on earth. Plus, the treatment of waste water is actually quite fascinating.
This is a series of 9 videos I produced for the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) about the waste water treatment process. I worked with my friend and former ELCA colleague, Stephen Padre. RCAP works with small, rural communities to assist them in improving environmental and community health, developing sustainable water and waste-disposal facilities, increasing the capability of local leaders to address current and future needs and being in compliance with federal and state regulations for utilities. Watch the videos and learn!
Here are links to each of the videos
- Waste water Introduction
- Waste water Collection
- Solids Handling
- Preliminary Treatment
- Primary Treatment
- Secondary Treatment
- Effluent Disinfection
- Effluent Disposal
- What does it take to be an operator?
Tags: Education, Environment, Tim Frakes Productions
Anna Hauge, Gifts of Grace
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Disaster, Education, Faith Based Production, History, Interesting People, Tim Frakes Productions, women
Here is a story I produced for Lutheran Life Communities Foundation. Anna Hauge was a Navy nurse on board the USS Tranquility, the hospital ship that rescued the survivors of the USS Indianapolis disaster in August, 1945. Anna is one of those unsung heroes who lived through an epic chapter in American history.
Tags: Education, History, Tim Frakes Productions, women
Proud of my Ugandan Friend Emmy
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Africa, Education, Interesting People, News, Peace and Justice, Tim Frakes Productions
I first met Akoch Emmanuel (Emmy), managing an internet cafe in Kitgum, Uganda in 2006. At the time, Northern Uganda was in the final stages of a 21 year civil war that saw hundreds of thousands forced into Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps. More than 20,000 children were abducted from villages and forced to join militants as sex slaves or soldiers. To avoid capture, children would leave their defenseless villages at night and congregate in city parks, back alleys and spartan night shelters.
Emmy lived with his mother and siblings on the outskirts of Kitgum. A bright student, Emmy worked his way into a management position at a store-front cafe on the main street of this dusty, provincial town. Not only did he run the store, he also served as an IT educator for friends and older Ugandan customers unfamiliar with the internet and computer technology.
After high school, Emmy enrolled in Gulu University and studied computer science. Despite considerable financial struggles, the burden of being the oldest male child, (Emmy’s father passed away several years earlier), theft of his computer and concerns about his mother’s health, Emmy emerged from Gulu with a bachelors degree.
Today Emmy serves as the IT manager for St. Josephs Hospital. In June, 2011, he launched their new web site. Check it out! http://www.sjhkitgum.org/
Emmy is a great example of the kind of talent, vision and energy possessed by many young Africans. He is a sign of hope in a world in need of something to hold on to.
Tags: Africa, Education, Justice, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
Parker Palmer Spiritual Journey, 30 Good Minutes
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Chicago Sunday Evening Club, Education, Interesting People, Spiritual Journey
This is a spiritual journey segment I recorded and produced for 30 Good Minutes. Renowned educator and Quaker writer, Parker Palmer, says one of the biggest things he has learned in life is that the direction of the spiritual journey is not upward but downward, to what Paul Tillich called the ground of being.
Tags: Education, Faith, Spiritual Journey, Tim Frakes Productions
Picture This!
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Education, News, Tim Frakes Productions
Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes has asked me to present a workshop at their 26th Annual Conference in Chicago, February 23-26. The workshop is designed to help local congregations navigate the waters of in-house video production for use in social media.
Download this presentation here.
The Consortium is a network of over 120 endowed parishes distinguished by innovative and effective programs and approaches to leadership education for lay and clergy in the Episcopal Church. The Consortium’s mission is to bring leaders from endowed parishes together to foster the development and use of endowments for mission and ministry in our communities and in the world.
Tags: Chicago, Church, Education, Tim Frakes Productions, Video
Music Education: A Sign of Hope in Haiti
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Carribean, Disaster, Education, Interesting People, Interesting Places, Music, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
January 12, 2010, Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Port Au Prince Haiti was destroyed by an earthquake. One year later, a youth orchestra rehearses in a shelter next to the ruined sanctuary. It is a sign of hope in Haiti.
Tags: Church, Education, Haiti, Music, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel, Video
Exploring a Century of Change
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Client Production, Evangelism and Outreach, History
Exploring a Century of Change: Protestant Missions, 1910-2010 is a documentary I produced for the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. In 1910 Protestant Missionary societies gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland to plan for missionary activity in the next century. This is the story of how things turned out and where Protestant missions are headed in the 21st century.
The program features leading scholars such as Brian Stanley, Edith L. Blumhofer, Peter Vethanayagamony, Robert J. Priest, Nelson Jennings and Kathryn T. Long.
Tags: Church, Education, Faith, History, Missions, Tim Frakes Productions, women
Plymouth Rock
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Education, History, Interesting Places, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
In1620 a ship dubbed the Mayflower arrived along the shores of what is now known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. They came seeking religious freedom and a new life in what was to them, a new world.
Tags: Education, History, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel