We collaborated with La Rabida Children’s Hospital to create a four impactful films, each showcasing a different facet of the hospital’s mission, values, and community partnerships. These films were designed to connect emotionally with diverse audiences, inspire action, and honor the people and organizations that make La Rabida’s work possible. By blending cinematic visuals with personal narratives, the series brought La Rabida’s story to life in a way that brings the essence of it's community to life. From whimsical storytelling to personal reflections and community-driven impact, each film played a crucial role in celebrating La Rabida’s mission and fundraising goals. We've honed the method for creating the magic in our films over years of study, practice and artistry - centering community first. Everything is co-created to ensure authenticity and care. We are so proud of the results!

Association House of Chicago has been a pillar of support for underserved communities since its founding in 1899. Over the years, it has evolved to meet the changing needs of the people it serves, creating culturally responsive and trauma-informed programs designed to empower individuals and families. For the 125th anniversary celebration, the organization aimed to create a video that would resonate with supporters by highlighting the people and voices that make up the heart of its mission: resilience, resistance, and reimagination. Our goal: To motivate our audience to want to join the vibrant culture they have curated, support the work and join the dance party! That’s how we wrote our film: Where History Meets Hope.

Our team was approached to create a series of documentary-style videos for The MacArthur Foundation's Press Forward Chicago, a newly launched initiative aimed at reshaping the future of local journalism. The project’s mission was clear: support small, independent news outlets in Chicago to strengthen community cohesion, amplify civic participation, and enhance government accountability. We were tasked with producing a film that could both celebrate the importance of local news and galvanize support from philanthropic donors to ensure its sustainability.

For the third year, Association House of Chicago has partnered with our film production team to produce a short documentary about one of the programs that exist within the nonprofit. That short documentary aids in fundraising, grant writing, nonprofit strategy, marketing efforts and advocate networks that lobby for change. With Love follows the Venegas family on their foster journey.

Illinois Action for Children partnered with the team at fig media to create a short documentary series about their statewide efforts to supercharge early childhood education programs. The multi-zipcode, bi-lingual production spanned three communities, 12 interviews, multiple communications asks and teams.

Fig media received two Silver Telly Awards for our work in non-profit documentary video story telling. High praise for a small crew of 6 to go up against large studios and walk away with a Silver. We are proud of the work we do and happy to bring our clients with us as we break barriers, challenge systems and tell the human to human stories that make connection possible.

This year long corporate video series highlights sustainability in farming, electrification, technology recruitment and advancements in farming equipment.

To amplify the voice of Iranian women, Shermin Kruse (author, producer, entrepreneur) and James Gustin (photographer, storyteller) are teaming up for a longitudinal artistic work that creates captioned portraits of Iranian-American women. Through this exhibition, their work will heal, unite, and aid in the becoming of their subjects, themselves, and perhaps voice for freedom everywhere. The first phase of the project will exhibit the initial set of 10 subject portraits: All spirited and bold Iranian-American girls and women who are generationally, geographically, professionally, racially, religiously, and linguistically diverse. The portrait and written caption will reveal the relationship between the woman and an object reflecting her ever becoming soul. Together, the artists and their subjects aim to fan the flames of the powerful women on the streets of Iran, standing in awe of them, awaiting a reunion.

Puttshack Oakbrook, the world's only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience collaborated with the fig media team to create brand photography and video used cross platform for brand and social media channels.

Fig Media's Lead Artist and Portraiture Photographer James Gustin captures 50 women for Northshore's Sheridan Road Magazine. The feature honors thier influence as: creatives, attorneys, couturiers, executives, mothers, leaders and philanthropists in their community.

Love on aisle 7! We were delighted to be part of the multi-talented team that threw a wedding for Aldi contest winners Micheal and Jessica Hurd. Micheal and Jessica applied to win a contest where Aldi would throw them a wedding at Aldi's corporate insights center in Batavia, making them the first ever couple to get married at Aldi. Working with Anthony Navarro at Liven it Up Events our team spearheaded the media capture for both the corporate clients at Aldi and the lovely couple.

“The ones we’ve been waiting for,” connects us to each other through joy toward the center’s vision of a nation free from poverty and racism. Created in collaboration with the team at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, fig media delivered a powerful message to donors and advocates alike on a shorter than usual timeline. The short premiered at the annual fundraising gala, homecoming. Receiving accolades from the staff and advocates for a much needed infusion of energy and community, we are extraordinarily proud of the message, the film and the results.

April is a Chicagoan with a degree in Chemistry that one day dreams of being an author. Her story is the thing she values most about herself. April sought mental health services at Association House for herself and her son. Through the process of working together, April was able to establish herself and her son outside of a harmful marriage. Working with the team at Association House and Fig Media, April was ready to tell her story on her own terms.

In our eighth collaboration we tell the story of Fortune, Jesse and Tara. They moved to Chicago from Nigeria to escape an unsafe situation and found community and home at Erie House. We follow them as they tell us the importance of Early Childhood Education access and it's impact on their lives.

The Scion Group, is one of North America’s leading owners, operators and advisors of student housing. Each year they host staff to celebrate wins and set a vision for the coming year. The fig media team partners with the executive staff at Scion to capture the conference through photography and videography services. We cover all keynote speakers, a few breakout sessions, capture the spirit of the full event, in addition to creating a highlight sizzle that screens the final night.

For the creation of the MBK city initiative, an Obama Foundation and Thrive Chicago lead project. My Brother's Keeper assembled a Chicago-based group to create an action plan report for the city of Chicago. This included Chicago production Company, fig media. The powerhouse team included some of the cities largest non-profits and community groups as well as city services. As part of the initiative, the group traveled to high schools and non-profits to gather interviews that informed the creation of the report. Fig's task was to create a digital companion that brought to life the voices of the neighborhoods directly.

Fig and Shriver partnered to create a three-part virtual event series that culminated in a virtual fundraising gala in 2021. The series tackled equity topics in healthcare, economics, and racial justice using art, activism, conversation, and music to connect and inspire action.