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Issac Goeckeritz believes documentary media has the ability to inspire, educate and improve the lives of individuals around the world. Goeckeritz's award winning documentaries include: Street Vets, Uintah United, Ogden: Junction City of the West, and Michael: The Story of a Shaken Baby. Salt Lake City: A Downtown Story (2012) In the heart of Salt Lake City, two city blocks reflect more than 150 years of the Utah story. On planners maps they are known as blocks 75 and 76, and over the years they have been built up, torn down and built again. Street Vets (2011) Over 100,000 United States military veterans experience homelessness each year. Street Vets is a powerful documentary that is a culmination of a year-long chronicling of the life of 10 homeless veterans. The film takes viewers into the largely invisible world of homeless veterans and the difficult, but hopeful, pathways home. Street Vets is currently being distributed to homeless and transitional housing programs across the country. God in Utah (2010) Produced In conjunction with the national series God In America, God in Utah shares the stories of several unique Utah religious figures and how their faith enables them to contribute to the community. They include Father Omar Ontivernos, a Hispanic Catholic Priest of the Salt Lake Diocese; Noor Ulhasan, a Muslim member of the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable; and Alex Boye, popular African-American recording artist and soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Uintah United (2009) In 1922 a small Utah town was rocked with the news that the local school principal had shot and killed one of his students. Shocked and deeply divided by the event, the community of Uintah broke apart. The film focuses on the remarkable influence of the principal’s successor, Golden Kilburn, who masterfully transformed the lives and behavior of a gang of troublesome boys and healed a community. Ogden: Junction City of the West (2008) Only weeks after the joining of the transcontinental railroad, the transfer point between the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads was moved to Ogden, Utah. Overnight the small farming town became the two companies' official Junction City and no traveling passenger would cross the country by rail without stopping in Ogden. Painting a City (2006) As the ambitious son of a coal miner, sign painter Blaine Richards followed a dream and shared his artistic talent with the masses. Though done on brick and not canvas, much of his sign work survives on the sides of buildings up and down city streets. Michael: The Story of a Shaken Baby (2000) documents the tragic story of Michael Caulford, a thirteen year old boy who suffered from Shaken Baby Syndrome since his infancy. In is shown nationally in public schools and Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention programs. |
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