About
About Our Project
In the midst of our ongoing battle with the coronavirus, we want to document this moment by hearing from those working directly to fight the virus – doctors, nurses, and medical practitioners.
We believe that there is an important value in capturing the day-to-day experience of the medical field so that we can communicate what is happening to a wider audience and learn from this unprecedented collective experience.
When we get through this crisis, there will be a lot of important stories to tell. We want to make sure that even the smallest ones are recorded and remembered.
What We Need From You
We’re asking participants (doctors, nurses, and medical practitioners) to record video journals about their day-to-day experiences and send them to us. This can be as simple as a daily (or weekly) talk, straight to camera, where you update us on what happened in your day.
We’ll provide you with basic instructions, and some simple prompts and questions, but we’re really interested in what you want to talk about.
In order to make this as easy as possible for you, we can provide you with basic equipment (although all you really need is your phone) to get you started recording, as well as simple instructions on how to send us the footage.
How Your Footage Will Be Used
We could imagine this becoming part of a documentary or a digital series. For now, however, our intention is to start collecting stories from the frontlines to capture this story as it’s unfolding.
If you decide to participate, we’ll send you an Appearance Release for you to sign, and will be happy to talk it through with you or answer any questions. Our goal is to honor you and your story.
Who We Are
We’re a group of filmmakers and content creators. Our company Portal A is an award winning digital studio that focuses on making content for digital audiences. Our feature documentary State of Pride, which told the history of LGBTQ Pride Festivals around the country, was directed by Academy Award Winners Jeff Friedman and Rob Epstein and opened at SXSW last year.
How You Can Participate
To share your story, please click the sign-up button and fill out the form
If you’d like to nominate someone, please forward them this sheet!
If you have any questions, you can reach us directly at covidstories@portal-a.com