On MediaStorm is a hybrid video/photo project that is an extension of Danny Wilcox Frasier's Driftless: Stories From Iowa. His project (the 2007 Honickman First Book Prize winner) is a clear-eyed view of contemporary rural Iowa. Absolutely brilliant work.
The notion of using a video to expand the reach of a book absolutely fascinates me. He directed the piece, and it's about 60/40 video to photography, but from the credits it doesn't appear he shot the video or produced the final piece. I'm curious to find out more how this came about. It's a riveting series of videos. Set aside a half hour and watch the whole batch. You'll probably do what I did at the end—order the book.
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