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Documentary

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A Better Tomorrow

Project Type

Documentary

Year

2023

Client

Common Ground Foundation

A short documentary about a retired carpenter teaching the next generation of his neighborhood how to build.

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Project Story

Director’s note

The patience of good hands

We spent six weeks with Walter and his students, filming without a script. The story found its shape in small moments — a first straight cut, a borrowed tool, a lesson repeated until it stuck.

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Creative Details

Notes from set

Concept

The Idea

Craft as something passed from one person to another.

Concept

The Idea

Craft as something passed from one person to another.

Camera & Light

The Visual Approach

Observational camera, available light, and close attention to hands and faces.

Camera & Light

The Visual Approach

Observational camera, available light, and close attention to hands and faces.

On Set

The Production

A two-person crew, a long shooting window, and trust built over time.

On Set

The Production

A two-person crew, a long shooting window, and trust built over time.

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Credits

Made by many hands.

Director

Alex Morgan

Cinematography

Jamie Reed

Production

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Client

Common Ground Foundation

Music & Sound

Fieldnote Audio

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