LIZ KAAR
Filmmaker / Editor
STRANDED BY THE STATE
Documentary Web Series & TV Miniseries
Director / Producer / Cinematographer / Editor
Illinois has not passed a real budget in over a year, the first state to do so since the Great Depression. The ongoing fight over the budget between Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois General Assembly has been covered widely, but what do the effects of this lingering crisis look like in people’s day-to-day lives? This new video series—a collaboration between In These Times and Kartemquin Films—follows the families, workers and students living through the de facto budget cuts, showing the ways it deteriorates the fabric of Illinois communities.
www.strandedbythestate.com
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VETERANS COMING HOME
Documentary Web Series
Lead Editor
Executive Producer: Danny Alpert
Veterans Coming Home is an innovative cross-platform public media campaign that bridges America’s military-civilian divide by telling stories, challenging stereotypes and exploring how the values of service and citizenship are powerful connectors for all Americans.
Throughout the spring of 2016, a team of photographers, writers, and filmmakers—both veteran and civilian— crisscrossed the country, creating content around issues of service, citizenship, and veteran’s lives.
CHECK OUT these links to a sampling of videos:
Finding her tribe on the home front - with roller derby
Invisible Wounds: Life after military sexual assault and PTSD
Veteran’s bond: A journey from tragedy to forgiveness