Anna Therese Day
Anna Therese Day is an award-winning filmmaker, reporter, and social media researcher. Day regularly contributes to The New York Times Women in the World and is a co-founder of Fovrth Studios, an independent multimedia documentary house that is well known for the 2018 three part documentary series, Authentically Us. The film was selected for premieres at renowned festivals such as, Cannes, Tribeca, and SxSW, among many others.[1]
She has excelled in the world of reporting on the ground in a series of countries across the globe. Day frequently speaks about national security, women's and youth issues on international and US news channels. She is a founding board member of The Frontline Freelance Register, a representative organization for freelance conflict journalists created by freelance conflict journalists. Day works with award-winning photographers, including Gianluca Panella, Virginie Nguyen Hoang, and Andrew Stanbridge.[2]
Day finished her first speaking tour, Social Media and the Revolution: the Arab Spring and Beyond, in 2012. She was selected for widely publicized debates, including those with GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and President Barack Obama through Mic.com. Day has also interviewed other high-profile politicians, celebrities, and activists.[3]
Day has received a series of prestigious accolades and memberships throughout her career in both documentary work, as well as reporting.
In her free time, she finds herself still focused on politics. Day enjoys producing political fiction in the form of short stories and musicals.
Early Life[edit]
Day grew up in Boise, Idaho with her mother, Denise O'Donnell, as well as her sister Molly and brother Mitch. Her career interests began at the early age of 6 years old by donating $378 to the Idaho Hunger Action Council through growing pumpkins and squash with her sister Molly, 9.[4]
Career[edit]
Journalism & Interviews[edit]
Her journalism covers conflict, Women’s Issues & Youth Movements, among other prominent issues.
Day has interviewed a series of individuals. The most notable include Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman, award-winning activist journalists Jeremy Scahill, Mona Eltahawy, feminist icon Eve Ensler, and Oscar award-winning actor Forest Whitaker.
Debates[edit]
Arab Spring: Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, and other High Profile Debates.
Reporting[edit]
9/11, Iraq War, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Gaza. Israel-Palestine: Gaza Wars, studying BGU. Syria: Jim Foley, Austin Tice, ISIS.
Day spent time on the ground in many countries in the Middle East, as well as a few others, including Egypt and Mexico. Day's work specifically targets issues pertaining to foreign policy in the US, children, and women’s issues. Her work has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including Al Jazeera English, CNN, and CBS. You can view selected works here.[5]
Highlights
Kiribati's Last Generation - Multimedia for Mashable
Gunrunning with the Free Syrian Army - Vice Print
Dining with Al Qaeda - The Daily Beast
The Next Atlantis - CNN Special Report
South Sadan's Bloody Anniversary - Mashable
Inside the "Terror Tunnels" of Gaza - Multimedia for Mashable
Assad's House of Torture - The Daily Beast
Child Soldiers and Forest Whittaker - The Daily Beast
Bunkers Schools - CBS News
A Dark Future for Syria's Children - The Daily Beast
The American Jihadist - The Daily Beast
Freedom, Dignity, and Bread: Corruption and Poverty in Revolutionary Egypt - Journalists for Transparency [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Go Fovrth & Documentaries[edit]
Go Fovrth (2016-Present), also known as Fovrth Studios, is a production studio focusing on documentary and immersive storytelling, such as VR, based in New York City. To date, clients include; Oculus, UNHCR, Global Citizen, UNICEF, Future of Storytelling, The New York Times, TechCrunch, VICE, Girls Got IT, Al Jazeera, among others. Day is one of the co-founders of Fovrth Studios.[12] [13]
Notable projects include: Immigrant Voices and Authentically Us, which are both short documentary series.
Immigrant Voices[edit]
(2016-2017) A two-part campaign expressing under-represented voices.
Bamboo: Bamboo is a song that is performed by the artist, KAYE, an unabashed pop singer. KAYE guides us through how she redefines the racially-charged stereotypes of Asian-Americans in American pop culture. [14]
Lady Liberty's Lamp: Part Two takes place at Liberty Island, we are submerged into a world of spoken-word and dance. Artist Brad Geyer analyzes what it means to be an American and how symbols, as well as words, matter in the tumultuous times we are in. [15]
Authentically Us: Voices from the Transgender Community[edit]
(2017-2018) A three part VR experience diving into transgender people living in the northwestern area of America. Each narrative is unique, but they all focus on the inequality in the United States. The films were premiered and screened at over 10+ festivals including SXSW, Tribeca, The American Film Institute Docs, Cannes, and Sheffield Doc/Fest.
A State Treasured: Acton Seibel is just a normal guy who decided to come home to Missoula, Montana to transition. As a transgender person of color working in a "masculine" industry as a mechanic. Seibel challenges us to look beyond politics and see the value he, and other transgender people, adds to our communities. [16]
She Flies by Her Own Wings: Shannon Scott is driven by her experience in the military and their principle of “Leave No One Behind”. Scott pushes for the freedom and justice for all be solidified from Washington D.C. to the hallowed ground of those who championed equality before her. [17]
We're Still Here: Aiden Crawford, a Two-Spirit artist and historian in Idaho, struggles to restore and preserve his heritage to educate, learn, and pass along the wisdom of his First Nations Two Spirit elders. [18]
Church of Trump[edit]
For more information click here.[19]
The Viral Threat: Measles and Misinformation[edit]
For more information click here.[20]
Awards & Honors[edit]
Documentary Accolades include: Shorty Social Good Awards - Silver Prize for VR (Finalist, 2018), North Bend Film Festival Official Selection (2018), VR Immersive Documentary Encounters - Named one of the most prolific directors / creators in virtual reality (2018), Nantucket Film Festival Official Selection (2018), American Film Institute AFI DOCS Official Selection (2018), World VR Forum Official Selection (2018), Sheffield Doc/Fest Official Selection, VR Award Nominee (2018), Cannes NEXT Official Selection (2018), Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection (2018), and SXSW Film Festival Official Selection (2018).[21]
Reporting & journalism accolades include: In 2017, Day Forbes Magazine recognized her as one of their 30 Under 30 (in the Media Category). She is also a 2018 Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow, a 2012 United Nations Press Fellow, 2013 Fulbright Fellow, a 2016 Truman National Security Fellow, and was named one of Google Zeitgeist’s top 30 Great Young Minds of Our Time in 2011. In 2013 and 2014 she was recognized at The Shorty Awards for Social Media as one of the Top 10 journalists of the Year. Day was named a national finalist for Running Start's Emerging Young Leader 2015 Awards and was selected as one of Mic.com's #Mic50 Millennial Leaders 2015 list. Day became a global brand ambassador for Skype's "The Things We Can Do" English-language campaign in 2015. In 2013, she was selected for The Progressive Women's Voices Training by the Women's Media Center and is recognized as a foreign policy expert in their SheSource interview database.[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.atdlive.com/
- ↑ https://www.frontlinefreelance.org/
- ↑ https://www.mic.com
- ↑ https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article61179322.html
- ↑ http://www.atdlive.com/selectedworks
- ↑ http://www.atdlive.com/selectedworks
- ↑ https://www.thedailybeast.com
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com
- ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_us
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/specials/tv/cnn-special-report
- ↑ https://mashable.com/category/multimedia
- ↑ https://twitter.com/gofovrth?lang=en
- ↑ http://gofovrth.com
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnCrihfBzcg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuI2RsiFfCk
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/289373741/910fc63133
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2174714319518919
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=386573885211097
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2018/10/church-trump-181029110950123.html
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2019/05/viral-threat-measles-misinformation-190522063637492.html
- ↑ http://gofovrth.com
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/profile/anna-therese-day/#695b2a646512
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