Chicago video production company brings Association House's Virtual Gala to life with short documentaries and live auction raising over $125,000 in donations.
Settlement Houses in Chicago have a long history of serving communities and filling gaps where society falls short. Association House has served Chicago since 1911 and in 2021, they partnered with fig media to bring their virtual event experience to life. Creating a series of scripted short films telling the stories of their community, honoring leaders, and working with fig's virtual event team to bring a live auction to zoom, Association House raised over 125K in donations.
Short documentary series produced for Chicago food pantry fundraiser at Wrigley Field.
The fig media collective brought stories of hope to the screen for Lakeview Pantry's 2020 virtual fundraiser. Fig produced films from script to screen in less than two months. Bringing to life the stories of Chicagoans experiencing food insecurity with dignity and hope. The event was broadcast live from Wrigley Field. Lakeview Pantry exceeded its fundraising goals by 70K.
Change the Map; Tackling Chicago’s racist redlining practices.
The fig media team partnered with Woodstock Institute to create a stirring virtual media program for their annual virtual event. Tackling discriminatory lending practices in Chicago that contribute to poverty concentration, fig and Woodstock sought to shake up the systems that keep communities of color trapped in the poverty cycle. The feature-length program contained short films, drone footage, live virtual production, motion graphics, voice-over, breakout rooms and invite design.
Three Day Virtual Fundraiser for Racial Equity
Fig Media partnered with the Shriver Center to create a three-day virtual fundraising event fighting for social and economic justice. Directed by Senior fig filmmaker Melissa Fox, fig lead the pre-recorded project from script to screen. Created at the height of the pandemic. This virtual production was a smart use of zoom interviews, archives from our previous collaborations, a safe distance shoot, and crowdsourced videos. Pulling in new corporate sponsors, cultivating conversations about race and equity, and aiding Shiver in exceeding its 2020 fundraising goals. We are extraordinarily proud of the results.
Local Chicago Production Company produces delicious photography and video for Mrs. Thinsters with Haylie Duff.
That’s How We Roll LLC needed a Chicago production company to create marketing and PR media to push a celebrity endorsement of their product: Crumb Cake Cookie Thins by Mrs. Thinsters. Haylie Duff created a recipe for the cookies with Mrs. Thinsters and their marketing and PR department needed media to help pitch stories and promote the cookies. Haylie Duff flew into Chicago for 24 hours and our film and photo team produced and directed a multi-setup shoot on location.