Shaleece Haas

The Art of Doing it Yourself

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:33:51 +0000

Produced at KQED for the PBS Fall Arts Series, The Art of DIY features a cadre of SF artists: a large-scale metal sculptor, an aerialist and the showman Chicken John.

Credit: Associate Producer

Caring for Elders in Rural Alaska

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:03:45 +0000

Matthew Malcolm on the drive from Fairbanks to Eagle, Alaska.

For Native elders who grew up in rural Alaska, the desire to die at home runs deep.

But taking care of elders in rugged and isolated villages is a complicated task. And for many, aging in place is not an option.

Reporter Shaleece Haas traveled to Eagle on the Upper Yukon to find out what’s at stake for Native elders in need of long-term care.

This story was produced with support from the MetLife Foundation Journalism in Aging Fellowship, a program of New America Media and the Gerontological Society of America.

To hear the story as it aired on the Alaska Public Radio Network, click HERE.

City Fish

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:20:24 +0000

City Fish: a San Francisco fisherman’s ode to the places where the natural and the urban collide.

This short film was produced over four days for the 2011 Documentary Challenge.

Credits: Co-Producer/Co-Director/Additional Camera
Awards: Audience Award, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Use of Nature/Environmental Genre

Hunt for the Red Devil

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:14:43 +0000

They have ice blue blood, three hearts, eight arms … and they are taking over our waters. In the last decade, the population of giant squid has exploded. They can now be found swimming — and feasting — anywhere from South America up to Pacific Northwest and at times, Alaska.

Hunt for the Red Devil
Directed by Maggie Fazeli Fard
Runtime: approx. 8 minutes

Credits: Location Sound; Additional Camera

Old People Driving (excerpt)

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:18:48 +0000

This is a two-minute excerpt from my recent documentary film, Old People Driving. For more information about the film visit www.oldpeopledrivingmovie.com.

Michael Pollan interviews Melanie Mason

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:31:54 +0000

Michael Pollan interviews Kaiser Permanente Health Journalism Fellow, Melanie Mason, at the UC Berkely Graduate School of Journalism.

Not a Normal Age: Confronting elderly suicide

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:52:49 +0000

Advances in medicine mean that Americans are living longer. But they’re also living sicker. For many seniors, the burdens of old age are more than they can bear.

This 6-minute video explores the all-too-common phenomenon of elderly suicide.

Childbirth injures women in Ethiopia

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:37:40 +0000

In much of the developing world, childbirth is a risky undertaking. More than 100,000 women every year suffer injuries that leave them incontinent and alone.

These photographs are selections from a photo story about women in Ethiopia who suffer from the childbirth injury, obstetric fistula. A special hospital in the capital city of Addis Ababa provides repair surgery for the women, free of charge.

To learn more about obstetric fistula, visit www.fightfistula.org.

Inmates and guide dogs grow together

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:19:44 +0000

At a women’s correctional facility in Connecticut, inmates train assistance dogs for the blind and physically disabled. And everyone benefits.

A selection of images from this photo essay were published in “A New Leash on Life,” Bark Magazine, Summer 2003.