Mark Bell
The Visitors
The Visitors
Once, there were 23 Shaker villages. Today, Sabbathday Lake is the only active village. At their height, there were between 2,000 and 4,000 Shakers. Now, there are two: Sister June and Brother Arnold. But, if you go to the Shakers’ public Sunday meeting, you will meet a group of people who worship with the Shakers, but are not Shakers.
Mark Bell is an audio maker from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is still deciding where he is based and believes strongly in a good hang and that everyone should go to the second location.
Mark Bell is an audio maker from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is still deciding where he is based and believes strongly in a good hang and that everyone should go to the second location.
Harper Carlton
The One That Can’t Be Beat
The One That Can’t Be Beat
Over the last several decades, Americans have been struggling with an overall decline in community involvement. One man in Belgrade, Maine, is looking for a way to prolong the life of his community: a poker club that’s met every Thursday for the last 52 years.
Harper Carlton is an audio producer from Louisville, Kentucky. She holds a BS in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin.
Harper Carlton is an audio producer from Louisville, Kentucky. She holds a BS in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin.
Maria Carrasco-Arias
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers follows The Ensemble of Color (TEoC) in Portland as they tour the children’s musical, Beautiful Blackbird around Wabanaki land. After a six-year hiatus, its co-founder, René Goddess, is guiding the Black artistic and political collective through a major transitional period.
Maria Carrasco-Arias (she/they) is a filmmaker from The Bronx. Before attending the Salt Institute, Maria worked as a Creative Executive at the independent production company, 30KFT. While there, she co-produced an upcoming feature starring Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, The Dress Up Gang. Maria spent a year in Madrid prior to beginning her film career at Imagine Documentaries. An alumna of Duke University, who graduated with highest distinction in English and Film, they have a long-standing interest in storytelling, card games, and The New York Mets.
Maria Carrasco-Arias (she/they) is a filmmaker from The Bronx. Before attending the Salt Institute, Maria worked as a Creative Executive at the independent production company, 30KFT. While there, she co-produced an upcoming feature starring Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, The Dress Up Gang. Maria spent a year in Madrid prior to beginning her film career at Imagine Documentaries. An alumna of Duke University, who graduated with highest distinction in English and Film, they have a long-standing interest in storytelling, card games, and The New York Mets.
Roksi Freeman
Ripples and Waves
Ripples and Waves
A scientific mystery is a metaphor for grief in this experimental film about unresolved loss in an Indigenous family.
Roksi Freeman is a Sapmi-American filmmaker with a history in radio. Based in Boston, her passions are predator conservation, mountain sports and community engaged storytelling.
Roksi Freeman is a Sapmi-American filmmaker with a history in radio. Based in Boston, her passions are predator conservation, mountain sports and community engaged storytelling.
Sam Herr
The Dundee Pond Time Machine
The Dundee Pond Time Machine
When Dundee Pond unexpectedly drained in the summer of 2024, it exposed pieces of Maine history and the impacts of dams on the Presumpscot River. Maine residents grapple with what that has meant for the past, and what it could mean for the future.
Sam Herr is a radio producer and storyteller living in Portland, Maine. She is inspired by all aspects of audio-making, and loves collaborating with others to create. She has also spent many years running nonprofits and doing advocacy and policy work at the local, state, and federal levels. Sam has a B.A. in Anthropology and a M.A. in Geography. She is originally from Arizona.
Sam Herr is a radio producer and storyteller living in Portland, Maine. She is inspired by all aspects of audio-making, and loves collaborating with others to create. She has also spent many years running nonprofits and doing advocacy and policy work at the local, state, and federal levels. Sam has a B.A. in Anthropology and a M.A. in Geography. She is originally from Arizona.