Tag: hrc awards
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Shorty Impact Award: “Rebekah”
As part of HRC’s legislative work each spring that monitors all 50 states for anti-LGBTQ+ bills, the nonprofit wanted to push back on legislation taking aim at trans youth. One of my proudest moments was seeing the political producer I hired and mentored, Wes Jones, create this amazing video—he had really grown into an amazing…
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Heartland Emmy Nom: “Unconditional Love”
HRC wanted to push back on anti-LGBTQ+ bills flowing through state legislatures, especially ones taking aim at LGBTQ+ adoption. As part of a broader comms plan, the org decided to highlight an emotional story of LGBTQ+ adoptive parents. Working with HRC’s Foundation, I helped find the subjects of the film, then hired and guided the…
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Shorty Award: “No Trolls”
I overheard an HRC colleague telling an amazing story about how one mom took an incredible leap of kindness to support another family in her small town, without the two ever having met. I knew immediately it would make a great social video, and I put it into production after pitching it up. I had…