Domestic Violence in Rural America: Survivors’ Stories
May 2, 2018 : With Pearson
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Blue Chalk Media was commissioned by the higher education division of Pearson to create video stories that put a human face on key topics explored in its new digital courseware introducing students to the study of sociology.
From race and gender to immigration to electoral politics, the films in this series, dubbed “Pearson Originals,” take the form of short character-led documentaries that highlight subjects who are “living in the news."
To create the series, our production team traveled all over the U.S. to capture personal stories while a team of editors worked to cut them into easily digestible short films of 12 minutes or less.
Following delivery, each film was paired with a specific chapter in the courseware to help students connect the patterns studied by sociologists with examples of real people caught in the swirl of social change.
In this film, we head to Harrisburg, Illinois, where we hear the tragic stories of three domestic violence survivors and discover the importance of resources and education in combating this devasting issue.- Greg Moyer, Executive Producer
- Pam Huling, Executive Producer
- Dickson Musslewhite, Executive in Charge of Production
- Jeff Marshall, Executive in Charge of Production
- Rob Finch, Supervising Producer / Editor
- Natalie Taylor, Assistant Supervising Producer
- Jesse Crowell, Production Manager
- Natalie Camou, Producer
- Megan Clark, Director of Photography
- Maria Kjellstrand, Editor
- Little Girl and The Robot, Original Music
- Ron Pearl, Graphics
- Original Cinematography
- Original Music Composition
- Post-Production