April 2011.Purple States producers travelled to Moldova to teach a family how to film. While helping Stass’s family tell his story, we trained the local Soros Foundation staff to use self-filming for a media campaign about young people who are returning to their families from state-run institutions.
Past Productions
Primaries '08
Election '08
50 - 50 - 50
Five Years Left:
The Millenium Development Goals Stass: A Disabled Moldovan
Child Returns Home Degrees of Difficulty:
College in America Partners
Behind the Scenes
The Millenium Development Goals Stass: A Disabled Moldovan
Child Returns Home Degrees of Difficulty:
College in America Partners
Behind the Scenes
SelectionSoros Foundation Moldova staff selected the family.
FinancingTravel costs and time of Purple States producers were covered by the Open Society Foundations.
Editorial ControlThe Open Society Foundations commissioned the training of its staff through a collaborative production of the video. Local staff specified the themes, selected the family, and edited the final version of the piece.
Credits
- Produced by Soros Foundation Moldova, in collaboration with John Kennedy and Cinnamon Kennedy
Stass' Story
