Living Stories

Our video for Wellstar Health System that explores the many ways in which Wellstar brings much-needed, high-quality nurses into its system while making longterm investments in its own community.

Living Stories - Wellstar Nursing Ecosystem

We are very proud that Disney is using the video we created earlier this year for MedShare. It tells the story of the unique partnership between the two organizations during the worst days of the COVID19 pandemic. Check it out!

During the Pandemic, Disney Served Families, Communities in Need through Donation of More than 1 Million Face Masks | Over the span of the pandemic, Disney donated more than 1 million cloth face masks to MedShare, a humanitarian aid organization, for distribution to …Read More

Look at that! We are excited to announce our film "Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell" has been nominated for a Southeast Emmy award!

We really put our whole selves into this documentary, and though it was released right before a pandemic hit, it continues to make waves and reach more people. Mr. Russell's story really speaks for itself, and we continue to be grateful for having the opportunity to give it cinematic life.

As we continue to strive forward in this trying time, we hope you'll keep Living Stories in mind for all your storytelling needs, both big and small. Visit us at livingstories.tv, or reply to this post to seek more info.

We are very proud that our documentary on the life of Atlanta's own Herman J. Russell will be playing as part of the ATL Black History Film Festival in February. Take a look at the flyer for how to tune in.

As we enter 2021 with some signs of hope, we hope you'll keep Living Stories in mind for telling YOUR story. This past year has made us well-versed in COVID-safe photography and virtual events / virtual video production.

We are delighted to share our newly released 'buzz' video for the upcoming virtual event, "Soiree of Stars," the National Down Syndrome Congress' annual gala.

Soiree of Stars Gala 2020 - Save the Date! The National Down Syndrome Congress is holding its Soiree of Stars on October, 22nd at 7:00PM Eastern. Click the link for details! https://www.ndsccenter.org...

We are humbled to have produced a video honoring one of the great icons of our time. Atlanta's Rotary Club presented John Lewis with their Legends Award on Monday. You can view our video tribute through a link in the article from the Saporta Report. Congressman Lewis's life and legacy continue to be a daily inspiration to us.

Atlanta Rotary gives its Legends Award to John Lewis - SaportaReport Read Atlanta Rotary gives its Legends Award to John Lewis by Maria Saporta for SaportaReport here.

It was our privilege to tell Axton's story in our video medium earlier this year. Amid this pandemic, the strength and bravery of Axton and his family serve as much needed perspective for all of us. Getting to meet him reminded us of why we do this work.

Erlanger Children's Miracle Network - Axton This is Axton's story, from our 2020 Miracle Network series for Erlanger Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.

As we face the hardships and uncertainty of COVID-19, here's a reminder of the strength of our scientific institutions. 40 years ago, the world was dealing with the outbreak of a different unknown virus, and researchers at CDC and Emory University came up with an early treatment.

Stay safe and be well, everyone! When you protect yourself you're protecting us all.

David & John

[Excerpt from our 2012 TV documentary "The Wise Heart: The Story of Emory University"]

Outbreak "Outbreak" is an excerpt from our 2012 documentary on the history of Emory University, entitled "The Wise Heart."

Audrey suddenly felt sick during her brother's birthday party, and only a few days later was fighting for her life. Audrey's story is part of a series of videos we completed this year for Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her story is a testament to the amazing work Erlanger does every day.

Erlanger Children's Miracle Network - Audrey This is Audrey's story, from our 2020 Miracle Network series for Erlanger Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.

Earlier this year, we were privileged to get to tell the stories of 3 different children for Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Getting to meet these families was an experience we will never forget. Here is Demi's story.

Erlanger Children's Miracle Network - Demi This is Demi's story, from our 2020 Miracle Network series for Erlanger Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.

Now it's easier to call Living Stories.

Be sure to tune in to ATL PBA on Sunday (Feb. 23rd) at 7pm to watch the next broadcast of our film on Atlanta icon Herman J. Russell. We are very excited by the response the film has received so far. We are grateful to be able to share his life's story.

Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J Russell - TRAILER A short trailer for our latest public television documentary on one of Atlanta's icons of business and the civil rights movement.

Living Stories is proud to announce our latest feature-length documentary will be airing on ATL PBA at 9pm on Sunday, February 16th, and again the next week at 7pm on Sunday, February 23rd.

We are thrilled to be getting Herman Russell's story out there. He went from working hard as a shoeshine boy in 1930s Atlanta to becoming a millionaire before the end of the Jim Crow era. Mr. Russell is also one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement, providing financial support for meetings and money to help student protestors make bail.

More than that, he had a unique persona, and in our film we try to bring him to life. We hope his story will inspire people the world over.

Special thanks to for their partnership and dedication to sharing Mr. Russell’s legacy. https://livingstories.tv/building-atlanta

On Monday, November 25, the Ivan Allen, Jr. Legacy Bridge will be dedicated in downtown Atlanta. It's a living landmark to a vital period in the history of our community.

We provided excerpts from our documentary, which can be viewed in conjunction with the panels along the bridge's pedestrian and bicycle pathway. The bridge itself has been remodeled and provides a spectacular view of Atlanta's skyline.

Come take a look! The bridge begins right near the corner of Marietta St. and Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.

Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., a bridge builder, to be honored with a bridge and walking museum - SaportaReport Read Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., a bridge builder, to be honored with a bridge and walking museum by Maria Saporta for SaportaReport here.

Did you know the Peach Bowl began as the first college football bowl game dedicated to charity? To this day, it still raises more money for charity than any bowl game, thanks in large part to its 50 year relationship to Georgia Lions Lighthouse for the Blind. We produced a 4 part video series to commemorate the anniversary.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Peach Bowl and Its Partnership with Lighthouse for the Blind - YouTube

Tune in live to Columbia Journalism Review's event "The Year That Changed Journalism." We are running a live web cast all afternoon.

The Year That Changed Journalism - YouTube Columbia Journalism Review is holding a half-day conference looking at how the election of 2016 transformed the media, the voters, and the presidency. CJR Ed...

Our collaboration with Youth Entrepreneurs East Region has been a truly eye-opening experience for us. We got to meet so many young people with big ideas and boundless energy. It made our job easy - we gave them the microphone and let them tell their stories, and the result was powerful.

Youth Entrepreneurs Georgia YEG serves high school students in Georgia, providing them with education in entrepreneurship. The program aims to change the lives of kids who come from low...

Many of you have asked when our film "Remembering Miz Jones" is set to air again: next Tuesday evening, April 4, 7:00-7:30pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). I hope you can tune in!

Tune in live to a web cast of a speaker event we are currently producing at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. "Innovations for Military Veterans" is set to begin at 6pm EDT. Watch it right here!

Innovations for Military Veterans

In the summer of 2017, the Rotary International Convention is coming to Atlanta. We created a video that showcases all Atlanta and Georgia have to offer to visitors from around the world.

Rotary International Convention 2017 "Welcome" Atlanta welcomes rotarians from around the world in 2017, as it hosts the Rotary International Convention. Come see all that Atlanta has to offer.

Last year we were blessed with the opportunity to collaborate with Usher's New Look, an Atlanta-based non-profit with national reach. We got to interview Usher in the location where they were just beginning the build-out of what was to become The Spark Lab. Usher's vision is to give Atlanta's young people a safe space to explore their creativity, develop their passions into a business plan. The UNL team, and the kids they serve are some of the most exciting people to be around in ATL, and we are proud to have played a part in promoting this new space.

Usher's New Look - Start the Spark Usher's New Look is a non-profit committed to providing young people in 5 different cities with new opportunities to explore themselves and their possibiliti...

The Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. is one of Atlanta's great treasures that too often flies under the radar. In creating a half-hour documentary on Atlanta Legal Aid for public television in 2011, we were transformed. It was startling to discover that there is such an enormous need for legal services which threatens our very notions of rule of law, but deeply heartening to discover that there is a dedicated firm of lawyers in Atlanta that for many decades has provided access to our legal system for those who need it most.

We are currently doing a series of short videos with the design to educate the public on what Legal Aid is, and to tell some of its many stories of pursuing justice for all.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society: A Day in the Life The staff of Atlanta Legal Aid Society describe the help they provide to the community on a daily basis and share what they love most about their work.

Hello, Facebook. We will be posting our work to this page periodically so everyone can see what all we're working on. A favorite project from last year was our agency video for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta. It was a privilege to get to tell Mike's story in our humble medium, and we hope it will inspire more and more people to participate in Big Brothers, Big Sisters. There are few organizations that touch so many lives so deeply.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Agency Video Once again we had the honor last fall of working with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Atlanta in producing an agency video, which premiered at the Legacy Awards...

Living Stories updated their website address.