Enjoy this trailer for the new season of Firsthand, for which I also edited one of the episodes. The documentary series premieres online February 16 at wttw.com/firsthand.
Category: Documentary
‘Embracing Ireland’s County Claire’ Trailer
Join host Kira Cook (Islands without Cars) as she explores small towns, scenic vistas, and experiences the warmth and hospitality of Ireland’s western coast. Embracing Ireland’s County Clare premieres September 14 on WTTW!
Winter Swimmers – Touring Chicago’s Lakefront
This short web featurette – about a few die-hard Chicago swimmers who brave the wintery waters of Lake Michigan – was edited for WTTW Digital in support of ‘Touring Chicago’s Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer’ which premiered in Spring 2025 on WTTW and wttw.com
Firsthand: Peacekeepers ‘Adrian’
This episode of WTTW’s ongoing documentary series ‘Firsthand’ follows Adrian, an outreach worker, as he navigates violence interruption and prevention in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The five episode series premiered on Feb 17, 2025 at wttw.com/firsthand
Firsthand: Peacekeepers Trailer
Trailer edited for the new season of WTTW’s documentary series Firsthand: Peacekeepers, which will be premiering online Feb 17, 2025 at wttw.com/firsthand.
Take a ride on The American Eagle!
I love it when work and play collide! Take an insider’s look and ride in the front row of the classic wooden roller coaster, The American Eagle, in this WTTW web exclusive edited to support the Chicago Stories documentary, Amusement Parks which premiered in Fall 2024.
Leopold & Loeb walking tour in Kenwood
Retrace the steps of Leopold & Loeb on May 21, 1924 in a historical walking tour of Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood. This WTTW web exclusive was edited to support the Chicago Stories documentary, Deadly Alliance: Leopold & Loeb, which premiered in Fall 2024.
Trailer for Firsthand: Homeless – The Migrant Experience
:30 Trailer for Firsthand: Homeless – The Migrant Experience, a new documentary series that explores the complicated reality asylum-seekers face when they arrive in Chicago. The 5-episode web series debuted June 24 at wttw.com/firsthand
Firsthand: Homeless – Dan
Full episode from the Firsthand: Homeless online documentary series which premiered February 2024 at wttw.com/firsthand
Journey’s Jonathan Cain, An Our Lady of the Angels Fire Survivor
Extended web interview featuring Journey’s Jonathan Cain, in support of WTTW’s Chicago Stories episode “Angels Too Soon.”