my work

Maine Explained: Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?

Maine Explained: Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?
explainer video
Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year

Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year
video
How climate change is impacting Maine’s iconic fall foliage

How climate change is impacting Maine’s iconic fall foliage
video
What scientists learn from right whale fishing gear entanglements

What scientists learn from right whale fishing gear entanglements
video
Trans nonprofit opens a Portland thrift shop to create a safe, ungendered shopping space

Trans nonprofit opens a Portland thrift shop to create a safe, ungendered shopping space
radio
The fight to renew Gouldsboro’s clam flats, wiped out by warming waters and green crabs

The fight to renew Gouldsboro’s clam flats, wiped out by warming waters and green crabs
video
Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England

Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England
video
Mountain lakes in western Maine may be a refuge for species as the climate warms

Mountain lakes in western Maine may be a refuge for species as the climate warms
video
Death has a big carbon footprint. Maine’s first conservation cemetery offers an alternative

Death has a big carbon footprint. Maine’s first conservation cemetery offers an alternative
radio
The Pandemic Brought Many Maine Classrooms Outside, Now Educators Want To Keep It That Way

The Pandemic Brought Many Maine Classrooms Outside, Now Educators Want To Keep It That Way
radio
Changing the Games

Changing the Games
educational video series
Are New Yorkers stocking up in preparation for Covid-19?

Are New Yorkers stocking up in preparation for Covid-19?
Audio
How one educator is giving voice to Detroit youth

How one educator is giving voice to Detroit youth
video
One family’s journey navigating Detroit’s public school system

One family’s journey navigating Detroit’s public school system
video
Garlic bread, rubbing alcohol and Turkey Tetrazzini

Garlic bread, rubbing alcohol and Turkey Tetrazzini
Audio
NBC News for Universal Kids

NBC News for Universal Kids
broadcast news
NBC News Learn Presents: Education Now Detroit

NBC News Learn Presents: Education Now Detroit
live broadcast event
Education Nation Boston

Education Nation Boston
live broadcast event
What’s going on in a middle schooler’s brain?

What’s going on in a middle schooler’s brain?
video series
How peer mentoring impacted Ramon’s journey

How peer mentoring impacted Ramon’s journey
short doc
Education Nation Baltimore

Education Nation Baltimore
live broadcast event
The power of representation in workforce readiness

The power of representation in workforce readiness
short doc
Santiago’s Story

Santiago’s Story
short doc
Discovering You: Engineering Your World

Discovering You: Engineering Your World
promo videos
Short Docs

Short Docs
short docs
Tip Videos

Tip Videos
Tip videos
3 Recipes, 9 Meals

3 Recipes, 9 Meals
tip video series
Common Cents

Common Cents
tip video series
Narrative

Narrative
narrative
First-Generation Student’s Dream Comes True

First-Generation Student’s Dream Comes True
short doc
Professional Skills 101

Professional Skills 101
tip video series
5 Ways to Teach Kids About Love

5 Ways to Teach Kids About Love
video series

Running for Freeman

Running for Freeman
broadcast news
Forever a Hunter

Forever a Hunter
short doc
Trans Place

Trans Place
short doc
Hands Speak

Hands Speak
graphic design
Souvenirs Magazine

Souvenirs Magazine
magazine design
An Artist’s Erotica

An Artist’s Erotica
writing sample, magazine design
Between Stops

Between Stops
short doc, performance art
Winged Corkscrew

Winged Corkscrew
package design
Esta

Esta
me
Mr. Tambourine Man

Mr. Tambourine Man
graphic design and typography
SoundKiller

SoundKiller
short doc

About

Michele Phillips is a Detroit mother of 8 who goes the extra mile - literally - to ensure her children get an education. This piece was produced as an opening video to a panel discussion about chronic absenteeism and student mobility at the live broadcast NBC News Learn Presents: Education Now Detroit event in October 2019. 

Links

NBC News Presents: Education Now Detroit event page

Credits

Esta Pratt-Kielley Senior producer, writer, director, director of photography, camera, sound mixer & recorder

Ana Klimovitz Assistant camera

Gabbi Timmis Assistant producer

Bryan Kohl Editor

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my work

Maine Explained: Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?

Maine Explained: Why is the Gulf of Maine warming so fast?
explainer video
Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year

Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year
video
How climate change is impacting Maine’s iconic fall foliage

How climate change is impacting Maine’s iconic fall foliage
video
What scientists learn from right whale fishing gear entanglements

What scientists learn from right whale fishing gear entanglements
video
Trans nonprofit opens a Portland thrift shop to create a safe, ungendered shopping space

Trans nonprofit opens a Portland thrift shop to create a safe, ungendered shopping space
radio
The fight to renew Gouldsboro’s clam flats, wiped out by warming waters and green crabs

The fight to renew Gouldsboro’s clam flats, wiped out by warming waters and green crabs
video
Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England

Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England
video
Mountain lakes in western Maine may be a refuge for species as the climate warms

Mountain lakes in western Maine may be a refuge for species as the climate warms
video
Death has a big carbon footprint. Maine’s first conservation cemetery offers an alternative

Death has a big carbon footprint. Maine’s first conservation cemetery offers an alternative
radio
The Pandemic Brought Many Maine Classrooms Outside, Now Educators Want To Keep It That Way

The Pandemic Brought Many Maine Classrooms Outside, Now Educators Want To Keep It That Way
radio
Changing the Games

Changing the Games
educational video series
Are New Yorkers stocking up in preparation for Covid-19?

Are New Yorkers stocking up in preparation for Covid-19?
Audio
How one educator is giving voice to Detroit youth

How one educator is giving voice to Detroit youth
video
One family’s journey navigating Detroit’s public school system

One family’s journey navigating Detroit’s public school system
video
Garlic bread, rubbing alcohol and Turkey Tetrazzini

Garlic bread, rubbing alcohol and Turkey Tetrazzini
Audio
NBC News for Universal Kids

NBC News for Universal Kids
broadcast news
NBC News Learn Presents: Education Now Detroit

NBC News Learn Presents: Education Now Detroit
live broadcast event
Education Nation Boston

Education Nation Boston
live broadcast event
What’s going on in a middle schooler’s brain?

What’s going on in a middle schooler’s brain?
video series
How peer mentoring impacted Ramon’s journey

How peer mentoring impacted Ramon’s journey
short doc
Education Nation Baltimore

Education Nation Baltimore
live broadcast event
The power of representation in workforce readiness

The power of representation in workforce readiness
short doc
Santiago’s Story

Santiago’s Story
short doc
Discovering You: Engineering Your World

Discovering You: Engineering Your World
promo videos
Short Docs

Short Docs
short docs
Tip Videos

Tip Videos
Tip videos
3 Recipes, 9 Meals

3 Recipes, 9 Meals
tip video series
Common Cents

Common Cents
tip video series
Narrative

Narrative
narrative
First-Generation Student’s Dream Comes True

First-Generation Student’s Dream Comes True
short doc
Professional Skills 101

Professional Skills 101
tip video series
5 Ways to Teach Kids About Love

5 Ways to Teach Kids About Love
video series

Running for Freeman

Running for Freeman
broadcast news
Forever a Hunter

Forever a Hunter
short doc
Trans Place

Trans Place
short doc
Hands Speak

Hands Speak
graphic design
Souvenirs Magazine

Souvenirs Magazine
magazine design
An Artist’s Erotica

An Artist’s Erotica
writing sample, magazine design
Between Stops

Between Stops
short doc, performance art
Winged Corkscrew

Winged Corkscrew
package design
Esta

Esta
me
Mr. Tambourine Man

Mr. Tambourine Man
graphic design and typography
SoundKiller

SoundKiller
short doc