Recently diagnosed with ADHD, an exceptional symphony conductor uses the career shutdown of the 2020 pandemic to dive into her mental health. She looks for ways to face the challenges and advocate for the gifts of being neurodiverse.

Shiny Objects - The Conductor With ADHD

A symphony conductor with ADHD shares the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse.

The skills and courage it takes to be a circus performer is the perfect analogy for what Aaliyah and Bre, two resilient and blossoming young women in the Trenton Circus Squad, must overcome in their chaotic and often tragedy-filled lives. But just as a circus is filled with feats of daring, it is also a thing of grace, beauty, and fun surprises. It Takes A Circus follows the teens as they find their voices in the BLM movement and twirl toward their dreams.

It Takes A Circus

Two circus performer teens dream of escaping the violence that marred their young lives. Now that COVID-19 has changed everything, will the circus and their dreams persist?

What do a Native American, an ex-convict and a drag queen have in common? Their mugshots are still living online even though their booking incident happened years ago. "You're kept in this digital prison that extends long beyond your release from confinement." Mugshots in the Digital Age addresses this timely issue as it plays out in the lives of several individuals and in the Oregon State Legislature.

Mugshots in the Digital Age

Student journalist, Sarah E. Shively, stumbles upon an online mugshot of her brother taken years ago. In an effort to understand the damaging impact of public access to mugshots, she speaks with various individuals including a newspaper editor, mugshot photographer, female impersonator and drug policy reform advocate. She also weaves in pubic debate from the Oregon State legislature.

The fourth generation in his family to be born intersex, Jewish Rabbi Levi was assigned the female gender at birth and grew up thinking he was sick and defective. "In the Image of God" tells the story of his struggles and transitions, culminating today in a life as a religious leader and an LGBTQI+ activist living happily in Los Angeles with his wife.

In the Image of God

Levi, the fourth generation in his family to be born intersex and a Jewish Rabbi in his 60s, tells the intimate story of his journey through faith and gender.

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