White Pine Productions

02/24/2023

It feels so good to put everything back in its right place after a big job!
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11/04/2022

Production production production!

11/03/2022

Sharing some more BTS photos from the Safer 6th Ave E documentary we are producing with this fall.

Thanks to all the community members, city officials, organizers, business leaders, and Healthy Hillside team members who have supported this production while advocating for safer streets and healthier neighborhoods.

Featuring a new reptilian friend! Can't wait to share this film!

10/25/2022

We're in production mode! This fall/winter I'm producing and shooting a documentary film about the 6th Avenue E corridor that divides the Central Hillside neighborhood of Duluth, MN.

We will hear from city officials, community members and organizers, business leaders & reps from community orgs in the area. The goal is to document the momentum happening around re-envisioning a safer and healthier 6th Ave E.

Thanks James Gittemeier and Kathy Wilson for sharing important historical and planning context for this neighborhood! Thanks for the BTS photos - Even though my Google phone message app lowers the resolution...

11/18/2021

Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, and more also star in del Toro’s latest.

11/07/2021

Oscar winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Reservation Dogs) has signed on to direct the first feature adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius’ bestselling graphic novel, The Humanoids, f…

10/20/2021

Netflix is keeping awards pushes in-house.

10/18/2021

Big fans of Jonny Greenwood's work, and this film looks like a wonderful portrait

The soundtrack puts Greenwood in instant Oscar contention this year, along with his work on “The Power of the Dog.”

10/12/2021

We're live for registering for our 8- and 6-week video production workshops in northeastern Minnesota! If you know someone who is interested in learning what goes into making a movie, this is your chance for a very affordable price!

Documentary production workshop in Duluth, Virtual Screenwriting class, and Video Editing in Chisholm at Minnesota Discovery Center taught by yours truly! Sign up at the link below:

https://zeitgeistarts.com/zinema/northland-film-school/?fbclid=IwAR2BmBDw5SHYp93dHLaj0ofwUYJcZ_nwBqAAJiWyaqUCKR1AywgM8Muykys

09/01/2021

This looks interesting, important and timely!

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Paramount+ has won rights to and will be developing Yellow Bird, a one-hour drama series based on Sierra Crane Murdoch’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Yellow Bird: …

08/20/2021

LEAFF is the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund. Started in 2020 when saw a need to purchase produce from BIPOC farmers whose crops may have gone to waste due to the pandemic and subsequent shutdown. LEAFF is not a grant, but a guarantee to buy a specific dollar amount of produce from each accepted farm during the farm season.

This video is a teaser of the longer piece we produced about LEAFF and its updates as the program grows into 2021 and beyond! We are so humbled to be able to support this work.

08/19/2021

These times call for increased acts of solidarity and mutual aid, which is undertaking through their LEAFF program. LEAFF stands for Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund, and to date TGA has purchased over $127,000 in produce from 40 Black, Immigrant/Indigenous farmers! We are so proud to support this work and thankful that TGA has secured funding to continue this program into the future.

Stay tuned for a teaser from our 2021 LEAFF video...

08/11/2021

I was first introduced to through their Farm Share program in 2019. The farm share delivers 18 weeks of delicious, local produce sourced from multiple farms within 150 miles of the Twin Cities. Each week you get a box of in-season vegetables with the option for add-ons such as honey, bread, eggs, and locally-made artisanal products. By including veggies from more than one farm, there is added value for the customers and increased security for the small farmers TGA works with!

As part of our 2020 video campaign, TGA wanted to highlight their farm share with a Program Ad. The video offers insight into how this CSA (community-supported agriculture)-style program works, while also featuring a testimonial from Kegan, a volunteer who loves TGA's mission! I don't know about you, but this video leaves my mouth watering... 🤤

08/03/2021

The Good Acre is imagining a better world where humans connect with our food in different ways than what is currently mainstream. Stay tuned for more content we created with

08/02/2021

We think the best branded content is about making delicious food! Chef Lachelle Cunningham shows us a simple yet tasty recipe for green beans. This recipe was made using one of The Good Acre's Farm to School recipes, but adapted using green beans because they were in season.

We produced a series of three of these recipe videos last year, and it was a perfect way to share some Farm-to-School culinary knowledge in the form of mouthwatering after-school snacks.

07/26/2021

During the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns, Reflections Dance Company adapted their summer show into an outdoor dance film.

Here are the opening moments from the final film, which comes in at around 65 minutes, including the credits scene. We hope you will take the time to watch the film in its entirety!

07/25/2021

Reflections Dance Company is all about capturing the beauty and emotion surrounding them and reflecting that back to their community.

Feature dance film documentary is now available to stream online! Follow the link in my bio to access the feature length film, where you can watch the whole movie or pick which scenes and segments you want to view.

07/23/2021

During the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns, Reflections Dance Company adapted their summer show into an outdoor dance film.

07/22/2021

Home on Earth was produced in 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent shut down. Reflections Dance Company teamed up with White Pine Productions to bring their summer show, "Home on Earth", outdoors!

07/20/2021

"We believe that there should be Indigenous restaurants everywhere because no matter where, we're on Indigenous land," says Sherman, who just opened Owamni in Minneapolis.

07/20/2021

Testimonial videos are a great way to advertise your business in a personal and accessible way. When your potential customers and clients can see and hear directly from other people who have met you, worked with you, and have something positive to say about it, they will feel more at ease about reaching out about your services.

Kara Polyner, aka "Identity Maven" hired us to produce a brand video for her previous company Ely Design Works. Although she changed her business name, she kept a lot of her same clients, and this testimonial from Kris at Arrowhead Outdoors (aka ) offers a great recommendation for why they loved working with Kara on branding their new business.

Testimonial videos are one of our many offerings at White Pine Productions, and we include testimonial videos in our commercial video packages. Find out more at the link in our bio!

07/19/2021

Kris from Arrowhead Outdoors aka gave a wonderful testimonial for the branding, logo, and sign-making work by their designer, Kara Polyner aka "Identity Maven". Stay tuned for the testimonial video we produced for Kara!

07/16/2021

Food hubs are an integral part of local and regional food systems, but they are often misunderstood or even completely unknown. Do you know what a food hub is or does? The Good Acre gets that A LOT, and it can be a challenging question to answer because, well, they do so much!

From farm-to-school programming, vocational culinary training, & grower support to emergency relief for small farmers, wholesale and hunger relief, distribution logistics, AND MORE, takes a holistic approach to strengthening the food system and supporting small farmers.

The Good Acre's mission is a great example of what can become possible when we imagine a better world and the community comes together to create change at the local level. Their work started small, and they are only growing from here!

07/15/2021

Rethos: Places Reimagined is a non-profit organization working nationwide for the use of old buildings and sites. They began working with Ely’s Historic State Theater to support the theater’s renovation project and quickly realized what a unique story the theater represents to community members in Ely, Minnesota. Rethos believes that old buildings, culture, and small businesses are the foundation for a community to flourish, and their mission is to lead and inspire people to connect with historic places, promoting community vitality. Needless to say, the Ely Historic State Theater checked off all the boxes to be a great partner with Rethos!

We produced a documentary film that not only celebrates the Theater's historic rehab project, but also provided enough material to produce and edit bonus materials that Rethos used for the ReVitalize MN campaign. The videos were used in a social media campaign advocating for the state to refund their historic tax credit (money used by Ely's State Theater to partially fund their renovations!) We had a blast captuing this community-centric story and it really sweetened the deal knowing that our documentary has the potential to enable similar projects in the future.

Enjoy this teaser from the documentary film (we will share the full 7 minute piece later on this feed). For more information on Rethos and their work, follow them and learn how to support the theater .



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07/14/2021

Peter and his team did a fantastic job with the Ely's Historic State Theater historical rehab project. We enjoyed interviewing him for the documentary we produced for . Teaser coming soon!

07/13/2021

Video production is all about storytelling, and right now it seems we all are in need of more affirmative and uplifting stories. Stories that inspire us to slow down and listen, care for ourselves and for one another, and to take action. I’m passionate about working with people who both honor the “big picture” and strive to change our world in small ways.

This video reel doesn't attempt to capture the most glamorous imagery, but rather it's a sample of some of my favorite projects I've produced over the years -- working with good people from all different walks of life who have at least one thing in common. Their work is in service of their community and the greater good, whether that's through the creation of art and storytelling, running small businesses, advocating for other humans and our environment, or sharing a home-cooked meal together.

On this page, I'll be sharing more about these stories that inspire me. I hope you'll come along and be a part of the journey with me.

07/13/2021

"Branding in a nutshell - Branding is what people say about you and your business when you're not around" - Kara Polyner, Identity Maven. ⁠
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Branding is totally over-rated, right? But in this day and age, it can be a helpful tool to reach our audiences and be remembered for who we are. And no, it's not permanent like a fire-brand.⁠
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Kara Polyner is one of my clients who I love working with! This year, she's putting together a branding package for White Pine Productions. These WPP buttons are a sample of what she's helped to cook up. You'll see some more of her branding materials and some of the videos we have produced together on my website at whitepineproductions.net. Or click the link in my bio! 😎⁠
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06/08/2021