VICE: Inside the CHAZ/CHOP Zone

Meet the Activists Inside Seattle’s Police-Free Zone In the early morning on June 9th, Seattle activists took over about 6 blocks surrounding the recently abandoned East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department — and they haven’t left. Full story here.       Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Kristin Fraser Cinematography: Jessey Dearing, Lance Bangs This…

VICE: Documenting Portland’s Protests

How a High Schooler, a Veteran, & a Dancer Cover the Portland Protests “I’ve had stun grenades thrown at me on multiple occasions while I was standing off to the side of the crowd while I was clearly marked as press.” A high schooler, a vet, and a dancer covered the Portland protests. Here’s what…

VICE: Portland Protest

Here’s What Happened When Right and Left-Wing Protesters Talked it Out in Portland Portland averted large-scale street violence over the weekend as a mix of right-wing groups gathered Saturday to proclaim their love of America — and their disgust with Antifascists. While Antifascist organized its own counter-protest, law enforcement mostly kept the two groups apart. The…

Not My President

This is an observational film of the peaceful protest of more than a thousand Seattleites who marched through the city the day after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Thousands of people in cities across the nation took to the streets, a sign to Trump and to the world, that the next administration will have…