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2024 Year in Review

December 15, 2024 Blog, Documentary Filmmaking, Updates documentary, graphic design, ithaca

This past year has been one of deepening community connections and expanding national impact. I consider it an honor to work as a visual storyteller with nonprofits, activists and artists that innovate and make the world a more just, sustainable place. I also have a lot of fun! Graphic design continues to be a love […]

2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

December 13, 2022 Uncategorized

Mission-driven filmmaking during a pandemic, while homeschooling young kids, has been challenging but rewarding. A personal highlight of 2022 was attending the National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in person (with my parents), which included a short video introduction that I created. This is a photo of former Senator Hillary Clinton and NY Governor […]

filming at bipoc community garden

Highlighting Small Businesses

March 9, 2021 Uncategorized

As a filmmaker, I am also a small business, and it’s been quite challenging getting through the last year with no guaranteed income. Luckily, video services are more in demand than ever and I have had some amazing opportunities to make videos during the pandemic that have enabled my clients to reach their audiences without […]

filming at cascadilla gorge

A Series of Videos for the Finger Lakes Climate Fund

December 3, 2019 Blog, Documentary Filmmaking

Over the summer and fall, I shot and edited a series of ten videos for Sustainable Tompkins’ Finger Lakes Climate Fund. The fund enables people to offset their carbon use from travel and home energy use by making a monetary donation. The money then gets distributed to low-to-moderate income individuals and families in the form […]

Kathy Lucas at Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca, NY

Drone Shots – Like the Cherry on Top!

July 14, 2019 Documentary Filmmaking, Updates, Works dance, drones, ithaca

Here’s my latest client video, a short documentary about Kathy Lucas and her unique hybrid of jazz dance and fitness instruction. Kathy is an innovative and empowering teacher and another reason why Ithaca is such an amazing place. When putting together the film my goals were to: Introduce people to the steel club as an […]

Ithaca’s Murals from a New Perspective

Ithaca’s Murals from a New Perspective

March 25, 2019 Documentary Filmmaking, Uncategorized amir roti, documentary, eder muniz, ithaca, ithaca is murals, ithacamurals, murals, public art

For about a year now, I’ve been working on a film about Ithaca’s public murals with an emphasis on pieces with social justice and multicultural themes. I completed a half-hour rough cut that screened at last year’s Ithaca Festival and have since been working on expanding the film to feature-length. A few weeks ago I […]

4% of “Airmen” are Women

4% of “Airmen” are Women

March 24, 2019 Drone Industry, Uncategorized certification, drones, FAA, part 107

Back in February, I passed the test to become a commercially certified unmanned aircraft pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration. Anyone can fly a drone for recreation, but if you want to get legally paid for your services, you need to pay $150 and pass this multiple choice test. The test itself is quite challenging […]

A drone by any other name

A drone by any other name

March 24, 2019 World activism, DAPL, drones, environment, environmentalism, human rights, North Dakota, police, Standing Rock, Water Protectors

I use the word “drone” with ambivalence. While it’s a ubiquitous term in the aerial video and photography world, for many, the word “drone” evokes its malevolent uses – warfare and surveillance. Interestingly, the drone industry itself has tried to distance itself from the word, with many conferences using the words “Unmanned Aircraft.” But this […]

Protected: Woke Without the Work Webinar – Test Page

January 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Shira lives in a solar-powered, fossil-fuel-free house with their partner, two young kids, and four cats.

Email: shiraevergreen@gmail.com

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