Art Simon Productions

14/03/2024

Meet the heroes of LA Family Housing! 🌟
Throughout my journey of storytelling with LAFH over the past decade, I've had the privilege of witnessing their remarkable evolution from a close-knit team to a flourishing organization, now boasting 600 passionate individuals. This April, at the LA Family Housing Awards, we're unveiling our documentary, shining a spotlight on the incredible impact and unwavering dedication of LAFH's staff. Join us at the awards ceremony and prepare to be moved by the stories of transformation and hope.

28/01/2024

NAMM 2024: The one place that brings all my favorite music related hobbies together with my work-related audio gear. Plus got a chance to hang out with two awesomely muti-talented dudes all day.




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16/01/2024

09/01/2024

"Frontline of Hope: Celebrating LA Family Housing’s Staff"
To celebrate and spread the word about the monumental work of LA Family Housing, our upcoming documentary will shine a light on the extraordinary tenacity and compassion of a team that has grown to over 500 strong. These unsung heroes work relentlessly to combat homelessness in LA, impacting over 11,000 lives each year. From the frontlines of street outreach to the complexities of real estate development, their dedication is a beacon of hope. Join us this spring at the LAFH Awards, where our documentary will take center stage. It's a night to celebrate change with LA's key influencers, raise funds and put an end to homelessness.

I invite other non-profits facing fundraising and marketing challenges to explore the potential of your own narratives. Art Simon Productions specializes in capturing and amplifying your unique stories, connecting deeply with audiences, and unlocking new avenues of support. Let us help you harness the power of storytelling to reach the hearts of your audience and elevate your mission. Reach out to Art Simon Productions – together, we can turn your story into an inspiring catalyst for change.

01/01/2024

To all my friends and family, I wish all of you good health and may the stories you create in 2024 be unforgetable!

06/12/2023

Ending homelessness only happens when people from all walks of life, from donors to community advocates to public and private partners, come to the table and support models that work. With over 40 years of success in ending homelessness, LA Family Housing has transformed countless lives, and the models they have innovated over the years are what is needed now more than ever to end homelessness.
To help LAFH bring on new supporters and donors, we will be telling the stories of some of LAFH’s long-term champions to encourage others to join this cause and leave a lasting legacy.

29/11/2023

STructure is everything:
In today’s world, every piece of moving image or fact is presented as a story. However, a true story needs certain structure and Dan Harmon‘s story circle is a great easy to follow guide for you to structure your story. Next time you think you’re telling a story, compare your story to this story structure to see if you fit a proper story structure.

11/11/2023

🎥 BTS: with 2 Legends that have brought so much light to Armenian Eyes for the past three decades. Dr. Roger Ohanesian and Dr. John Hovanesian of the Armenian Eyecare Project once again give a killer interview for this year’s tribute documentary story that will be featured at our AECP Gala on December 2nd at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, it is not too late; contact AECP to join our cause and be a part of putting an end to blindness.

03/11/2023

Today’s background music (RUN-DMC) while I sort thousands of B-Roll shots for a project for Century Housing. We got some really cool shots of WWII planes flying over the groundbreaking ceremony at the VA facility in west LA. Soon hundreds of Homeless vets will be housed at Century’s new housing campus for Veterans.

31/08/2023

🎥Thank You for all
the amazing birthday wishes. Other than work and trying to get rid of wasps all day in my backyard, I ended the day with my beautiful wife and a meal cooked by the best pizza chef in the world, Chris Bianco .

Thank You All! 🎬

18/08/2023

Century Housing, BTS capturing stories of “Going From Homelessness to Hopefulness.”

At Century Hosing, they finance, build, and operate exceptional affordable housing so that the people they serve may have a dignified home, a healthy and hopeful future and attain economic independence.

Century’s work has resulted in more than $2 billion in financing for over 50,000 new affordable and workforce homes, more than $600 million in capital under management, and thousands of construction jobs created every year. Beyond its lending activities, Century strives to break the cycle of homelessness with initiatives in affordable housing development and operations.

20/07/2023

Once again, we used the power of Storytelling to Protect Children and Families in Crisis: These are children in poverty trapped without legal representation in horrific cases such as domestic violence or adoption. Every year the non-profit Levitt Quinn supports over 1600 families in crisis with approximately $2 MILLION in free or low-cost legal services, which impacts close to 3000 little children per year.
To reach their fundraising goals, Levitt Quinn has partnered with Art Simon Productions to harness the power of their stories to help educate, engage and capture the hearts and minds of their supporters.
For over a decade, the stories we’ve told for LQ have initially premiered at the Stand for Justice Gala at the Skirball center in front of a huge audience of Los Angeles’ top movers and shakers. Consequently, these stories are made available to the public and used throughout the year for bringing awareness, funds and partners.

You too can turn your adversaries into believers and believers into advocates for your cause. Envision your organization widening its reach, motivating more people to open their hearts—and checkbooks—to support your cause or purchase your product.

Whichever type of organization you represent and watever its goals are, we can help you achieve EPIC RESULTS through the power of STORY.

Let’s tell your STORY together, DM or call us to schedule a free consultation, 818-486-8888


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23/03/2023

I’ve been very fortunate to be part of LA Family Housing’s STORYTELLING team for the last decade. Moving people home from
the streets is not an easy process, and it takes a village. The documentary stories we’ve been capturing over the last ten years bring awareness and illustrate working solutions to end homelessness. Since facts alone are not enough to ignite action, the stories we tell play a KEY role in moving the hearts and minds of our community in motivating them to take action, DONATE, and join our cause. Year after year, we raise millions and house thousands; however, with nearly 70,000 individuals and families sleeping on the streets in LA County, we can’t stop, and we need everyone on board to move our neighbors HOME.

(BTS: Capturing interviews and B-Roll for our next documentary: The story of LA Family Housing’s 40 years of success! )

14/03/2023

🎥 I’ve been very fortunate to be part of LA Family Housing’s STORYTELLING team for the last decade. Moving people home from
the streets is not an easy process, and it takes a village. The documentary stories we’ve been capturing over the last ten years bring awareness and illustrate working solutions to end homelessness. Since facts alone are not enough to ignite action, the stories we tell play a KEY role in moving the hearts and minds of our community in motivating them to take action, DONATE, and join our cause. Year after year, we raise millions and house thousands; however, with nearly 70,000 individuals and families sleeping on the streets in LA County, we can’t stop, and we need everyone on board to move our neighbors HOME.

(BTS: Capturing interviews and B-Roll for our next documentary: The story of LA Family Housing’s 40 years of success! )

08/03/2023

One of my favorite parts about documentary storytelling is learning from my subjects and constantly being motivated and empowered by their resilience and determination. I would like to share Aviance’s Story, a woman that overcame incredible odds and she’s now a mentor and role model lifting others out of the trenches:

26/02/2023

Who let the dogs out? 🐶🐾🦴Behind the scenes documentary shoot.

# Pitbull4Good

11/02/2023

On this National 211 Day, I would like to share one of my recent short documentaries that I produced for 211 LA County.
In an age of automation and artificial intelligence, it’s good to know that there is still an agency left that can deliver personalized help to people in crisis with empathy and kindness by highly trained professionals. People in crisis need someone who can listen to and guide them; the last thing they need is an automated robot or a search engine. Every year 211 LA guides over half a million people in crisis to over 50,000 social services resources.
Being part of 211 LA’s STORYTELLING team for over a decade has been a very humbling experience. Please watch and share Lewis Jackson’s story:

In honor of National 211 Day, 211 LA is releasing the inspiring video story of Iraq War Veteran Lewis Jackson. For Jackson, 211 LA is not just an organizatio...

01/02/2023

It was such an honor to co-Host AECP’s 30th Anniversary Gala.
I’ve been very blessed to be part of the Armenian Eyecare Project’s journey since 2003. The evening brought together some of the key founders and supporters of AECP as we celebrated three decades of success. We were also able to share 4 short documentaries that evening that told the history of AECP’s success in preventing blindness in Armenia. There are very few humanitarian programs that have lasted 3 decades in Armenia, and the reason for AECP’s success is the true impact it delivers through a sustainable model that is focused on education and empowerment.

Watch highlights from the Armenian EyeCare Project's milestone 30th Anniversary Gala at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, California on November 19, 2022!

25/10/2022

Part 14: Imagine having the power to give sight to a newborn premature baby that was born blind. You can do this by donating to the Armenian Eyecare Project, I’ve seen countless numbers of miracles performed with the support of AECP’s donors, staff and doctors, and you too can be part of bringing sight to these newborn babies. Please share our story, and visit the eyecareproject.com to join our cause.

16/10/2022

Part 13: Great news, Armenia wins 1st place. (Please SHARE OUR STORY)

08/10/2022

Part 12: Baby Michael can see now, thanks to AECP’s donors, staff and doctors that have established a center of excellence with state of the art surgical facility and highly trained physicians. Prior to this program, many babies would either go blind, or had to travel to St. Petersburg for surgery. There is no better investment in Armenia than restoring the sight of a newborn baby. (Please SHARE OUR STORY)

07/10/2022

Part 11: New Medical Book by one of Armenian Eyecare Project’s Original Fellows, Dr. Anna Hovakimyan. I’ve personally witnessed and captured so many lives that Anna has transformed with her surgical skills, and now I’m so proud that medical students as well as practicing physicians around the world use her research and book as a manual for diagnosing and treating eye disease. This book is also being used in the United States by Dr. Tony Aldave of UCLA Health to teach his medical students.

06/10/2022

Part 10: Imagine being a parent to a newborn baby, and being told “your child was born blind”…Fortunately AECP introduced a program in Armenia that now can tell parents “despite the babies blindness, we can restore their sight” This is not sci-fi, this program has put a stop to childhood blindness in Armenia due to retinopathy of prematurity.

05/10/2022

Part 9: Have you seen our WET LAB?

04/10/2022

Part 8: Education, Education, Education, the best way to have a sustainable impact in Armenia…

29/09/2022

Part 7: It’s time to stop talking, and start doing…People in Armenia need our help. (Please SHARE OUR STORY)

26/09/2022

Part 6: Once again the need for eye care is great, but you can be part of the solution…
(Please share our story)

24/09/2022

Part 5: Covering Armenia with state of the art eye diagnostic clinics.
(Please Share our Story!)