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MULTIMEDIA
The Taliban's home city of Kandahar is a volatile and dangerous place. In the midst of the ongoing conflict there, Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman, has started a business that provides local women with jobs creating embroidery. Earning their own money empowers these women, raising them out of poverty, improving their self-esteem, and enabling them to make independent financial decisions.
Zainularab Miri had the courage to start a honey-making business in Afghanistan under the Taliban at a time when doing so meant putting her life at risk. Despite the danger, she persevered and clandestinely built her business.
As the debate about Afghanistan persists, one set of voices is rarely heard: that of Afghan women. In its multifaceted project, "Behind The Veil," the Toronto Globe and Mail offers an unprecedented, honest look at life behind the veil for women from all walks of life in Kandahar, home of the Taliban and one of Afghanistan's most dangerous cities.
Sitara Achakzai was a vivacious and intelligent woman, one of only four female members of the Kandahar Provincial Council. Although she worked hard to improve the lot of her constituents, as a member of the Afghan Government she was a target, and was gunned her down one afternoon in April of 2009. This multimedia feature about her life and death offers an intimate and personal portrait of this remarkable woman. Published by PRI's The World at theworld.org.
Sargent College updated its web site in 2010 and commissioned Paula Lerner to produce a series of ten two-minute multimedia features highlighting undergrad and grad students in the health sciences field, as well as faculty doing world class research. They also commissioned a three-minute "About Us" slide show for use on their web site and at student Open House sessions. When Boston University updated its Admissions web site in 2008, Paula Lerner was commissioned to produce six two-minute multimedia profiles of students in different disciplines and from a variety of backgrounds. Each student tells the story of his or her own unique experience coming to BU.
Agfa commissioned the Mullen agency to produce a three-minute video to kick off their "Agfa: A Smarter Way" international ad campaign. Mullen in turn commissioned Paula Lerner to shoot the still images that comprise the entire visual content of the video, in addition to being featured in the print campaign. |
BEE BUSINESS: WOMEN BEEKEEPERS IN AFGHANISTAN
BEHIND THE VEIL: An Intimate Journey Into The Lives of Kandahar's Women
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SITARA ACHAKZAI
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
WHY WE WALK
AGFA: A SMARTER WAY