RACHEL RAIMIST
SELECTED PROJECTS
THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH
Episode 110: To Be Announced
Episode 111: To Be Announced
Airdates: TBA 2021
Executive Producers: Jeffrey Paul King, Jeff Grovesvenor and Mark Martin
110 Episode Writer: Anna Mackey
111 Episode Writer: Franki Butler
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Sylvaine Dufaux
Will air on The CW and stream on the CW app.
ROSWELL NEW MEXICO
Episode 305: "TBA"
Episode 306: "TBA
Airdate: TBA 2021
Executive Producer: Chris Hollier
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: David Daniel
305 Episode Writers: Alanna Bennet & Danni Tolli
306 Episode Writers: Leah Longoria & Steve Stringer
305 Episode Editor: Karen Casteñeda
306 Episode Editor: Bestsy Thompson
Tune in Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT staring March 16, 2020.
Visit ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO on THE CW
DIARY OF A FUTURE PRESIDENT
Episode 202: To Be Announced
Airdate: TBA 2021
Executive Producers: Gina Rodriguez, Molly Breeskin and Ilana Peña
Writer: Ali Shouten
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Lowell Peterson ASC
Watch streaming on Disney+.
NANCY DREW
Episode 203: The Secret of the Solitary Scribe
Airdate: Feb 3, 2021
Executive Producers: Melinda Hsu Taylor & Noga Landau
Writer: Alex Taub
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Barry Donlevy
Tune in Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
ROSWELL NEW MEXICO
Episode 208: Say It Ain't So
Airdate: May 2020
Executive Producers: Carina Adly Mackenzie & Chris Hollier
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: David Daniel
Episode Editor: Rachel Katz-Overstreet
Tune in Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT staring March 16, 2020.
Visit ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO on THE CW
GREENLEAF, Episode 402: Did I Lose Your? (Airdate: September 10, 2019)
Executive Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Craig Wright & Clement Virgo
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC
Episode Editor: Stephen Mark, ACE
The original drama series Greenleaf from award-winning writer/ producer Craig Wright (Lost, Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters) takes viewers into the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous asthe faithful. Born of the church, the Greenleaf family love and care for each otherbut beneath the surface lies a den of iniquity—greed, adultery, sibling rivalry and conflicting values that threatens to tear apart
the very core of their faith that holds them together.
Greenleaf stars Merle Dandridge (The Night Shift) as Grace Greenleaf; Keith David (Community) as Bishop James Greenleaf; Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) as Lady Mae Greenleaf; Kim Hawthorne (Rake) as Kerissa Greenleaf; Lamman Rucker (Meet the Browns) as Jacob Greenleaf;Tye White (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) as Kevin Satterlee; Deborah Joy Winans (Whitney) as Charity Greenleaf; Desiree Ross (Falling Skies) as Sophia; and Oprah Winfrey (Selma) in a recurring role as Mavis McCready.
Tune in Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Visit GREENLEAF on Oprah.com
MAVERICKS (docu-series)
Executive Producers: Michael Michelle & Chris Jenkins
Director: Michael Michelle
Producer: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Christina Voros
Visit Mix66.com for more information on this project
Truth To Power, Episodes 101-106
Executive Producers: Keith Clinkscales, Quincy Newell & Mel Capacia Johnson
Show Creators: Soraya Zada & Rachel Raimist
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Alejandro
Truth to Power is a short form, AVOD conversational show hosted by April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite where women have space to speak truth to important contemporary social issues from being Black in Hollywood, the need for mentorship for young women and girls, being entrepreneurial, aging in the entertainment industry and
Episodes feature Lena Waithe, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Cierra Glaude, LisaRaye McCoy, Elise Neal, Shaun Robinson and Maya Penn.
Forthcoming on REIGN, a First World Media Company, in 2019
QUEEN SUGAR, Episode 311: Your Passages Have Been Paid (2018)
Executive Producers: Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Kira Kelly
Episode Editor: Shoshanah Tanzer
Darla and Ralph Angel undergo a heated mediation, Nova makes a confession, and Charley confronts Micah about the fire.
The contemporary drama Queen Sugar, set in Louisiana, chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings: Nova (Rutina Wesley, True Blood), a worldly-wise journalist and activist; Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Unforgettable), the savvy wife and manager of a professionalbasketball star; and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe, Awkward), a formerly incarcerated young father in search of redemption.
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/app/queen-sugar.html#ixzz5Y6jY3oxS
Broadcast on OWN, Distributed by Warner Horizon Television. #QueenSugar and Visit Queen Sugar on OWN
Voices of Muslim Women in the US South (2015)
Producer: Maha Marouan
Co-Producer: Kyerra Dexter
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Jazz Franklin
Editor: Tiffany Reese
When one thinks of the American Deep South, the images of veiled students strolling campus may be last thing that comes to mind. Through interviews with students and faculty at Alabama, this film examines representations and issues of agency by asking: How do Muslim female students carve a space in a culture that thinks of Muslims as terrorists and Muslim women as backward? In a place where football is the bond that ties all-- beyond religion, culture, race and ethnicity, there nothing more quintessentially Southern than Muslim girls in the stadium in their houndstooth scarfs, waving pompoms shouting "Roll Tide!"
Distributed by WOMEN MAKE MOVIES. Purchase the film here: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c927.shtml
Ranita shows her Crimson pride on A-Day.
Jessica is southern born, and a convert to Islam.
Alex was raised in a Christian household, but converted to Islam in college.
AEOLIAN (2014)
Producers: Sarah Barry and Rachel Raimist
Directed by Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Rachel Raimist
Editor: Rachel Raimist
Aeolian is based on the concepts of organic growth, where organisms tend to take over a space, encroaching on the surroundings, increasing in number. The title means “wind blown” and images of mushroom spores being carried by the wind, or blowing on a dandelion to have the seeds spread to grow new plants elsewhere were also inspirations for group patterns and movements in the choreography. Choreography by Sarah M. Barry.
The Art of Healing (2013)
Producers: Rachel Raimist and Branna Burns
Director: Shelby Hadden
Director of Photography: Greg Kubik
Editor: Shelby Hadden
Neurologist Dr. Daniel Potts had studied Alzheimer’s, diagnosed it, and treated it, but nothing could prepare him for his father’s battle with the devastating disease. Inspired by his father’s experience, Daniel created “Art to Life,” an art therapy program in partnership with The University of Alabama. Patients Dot Johnson and Don Wilson work with an art therapist and enjoy the company of students as they reflect on their lives and learn ways to cope with the frustrations brought on by their condition, through the healing of power of art.
Awarded:
2014 Best Editing (in Documentary), The Black Warrior Film Festival
2014 Best Cinematography (Documentary), The Black Warrior Film Festival
View the full film here: https://vimeo.com/66072132
Art to Life Promo (2012)
Producers: Rachel Raimist and Branna Burns
Director: Greg Kubik
Director of Photography: Greg Kubik
Editor: Mick Gormley
In 2011 students from the Department of Telecommunication and Film at The University of Alabma, worked with the students in the Honors College seminar "Art to Life," to document the process of doing art therapy with patients with dementia.
2012 BEA Video of Excellence, Mixed Video Category
TCF VIDEO CREW AT THE AMP (2011)
Producer: Rachel Raimist
Director/Videographer: Carly Palmour
Editor: Carly Palmour
Internship Featured in The Tuscaloosa News
PSA: It Takes Less Than U Think (2012)
Producers: Rachel Raimist, Matthew Cocozza & Capstone Agency
Director: Shaquille O'Neill
Student Director: Marcus Tortoricci
Director of Photography: Henry Busby
Editors: Hamilton Henson and Micah Russell
The "Less Than U Think" campaign was developed by a team of Communications students at The University of Alabama and implemented under the leadership of their Capstone Agency, a student-run public relations firm on campus.
Screened on the Jumobotron at the 2013 Crimson Tide season opener.
Distributed nationally by The Century Council
Gifted: Superstar (2012)
Producers: Rachel Raimist, Katie Stewart, Jon Barge
Director: Micah Russell
Director of Photography: Xavier Burgin
Editor: Joe Yardley
Music Video produced by Dr. Raimist and her TCF 444: Producing and Directing Music Video summer 2012 course.
2013 BEA Festival of Media Arts Award: 1st Place Music Video Category
Behind-theScenes: Gifted's "Superstar" (2012)
Producer: Rachel Raimist
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Doug Dillingham
Editor: Tiffany Reese
Making of Gifted's "Superstar" music video.
Published by The Birmingham News and on AL.com
Stories of the Storm (2010)
Producer: Rachel Raimist and various segment producers
Director: Rachel Raimist and various segment directors
Director of Photography: Rachel Raimist and various
Editor: Rachel Raimist and various TCF students
On April 27th, 2011 a devastating tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, not far from the University of Alabama campus. Some of us survived the storm hiding in bathtubs and closets, while others volunteered in the aftermath. But what many of us did almost immediately was film, photograph, and record our experiences. From our footage, we have learned that what we all share in common is being a part of the community recovery and rebuilding process, and that we all gain something powerful from sharing our stories of the storm.
This documentary was produced through a collaborative filmmaking effort between a film production professor and her students. It is a collection of short vignettes about survival, relief, recovery, and ethical reflections on filming disasters. From the footage and edited stories, we have learned that what we all share in common is being a part of the community recovery and rebuilding process, and that we all are gaining something powerful from sharing our stories of the storm.
The Pedagogy of Digital Storytelling in the College Classroom (2010)
Producer/Director/Editor: Rachel Raimist
Co-written by: Rachel Raimist, Candance Doerr-Stevens & Walt Jacobs
Rachel Raimist, of the University of Alabama, Candance Doerr-Stevens and Walter Jacobs of the University of Minnesota have produced the rich media paper: “The Pedagogy of Digital Storytelling in the College Classroom. “ They report from the process when Raimist and Jacobs collaboratively designed and taught the course “Digital Storytelling in and with Communities of Color” with Candance Doerr-Stevens auditing the class as a graduate student. This article examines the media making processes of the students in the course, asking how participants used digital storytelling to engage with themselves and the media through content creation that both mimicked and critiqued current media messages.
This essay was published on the Seminar.net special issue on Digital Storytelling. Read/watch the essay here.
The Path to Power: I Self Devine Is The Sound of Low Class Amerika (2009)
Producer: Rachel Raimist
Director: Rachel Raimist
Director of Photography: Rachel Raimist
Editor: Alex Brown
Minneapolis based rapper and hometown hereo I Self Devine, narratives the story behind his Rhymesayers release, The Sounds of Low Class Amerikka, released in 2011. Purchase the album here.
The Wedding Album (2009)
Director/Editor: Rachel Raimist
A digital story about the layers of truth and pain excavated through the discovery of my parent's wedding photo album. Digging through old family photos, cleaning off the residue of family pain, and sharing family secrets speak to the transformative and healing power of personal digital storytelling.
ghostbox #1: killer cancer cells (2009)
Director/Editor: Rachel Raimist
A digital story on the haunting envelope full of my mother's killer cancer cells, found when I cleaned out my parent's house after they both died of cancer in 1998.
The Stillwater Poetry Group Promo (2004)
Director/Videographer/Editor: Rachel Raimist
In 2004 poet and critical arts facilitator Reggie Harris conceived and organized a Critical Poetry Workshop inside the men's maximum security prison at Stillwater, Minnesota.
SELECTIONS FROM THE ARCHIVES
Nobody Knows My Name (1999)
Producers: Rachel Raimist & Rosie Wong
Director: Rachel Raimist
Editor: Christine Kim
NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME tells the story of women who are connected by their love for hip-hop music. Despite the fact that these talented female artists exist within a culture that revolves around self-expression, the subjects of Raimist’s documentary must struggle to be heard.
Asia One has found a niche as an organizer of the B-Boy Summit, but longs for a sense of female community. DJ Symphony is the sole female member of the The World Famous Beat Junkies. Leaschea lives a turbulent life, even though she has been signed by a major label. Lisa married into the hip-hop lifestyle, and now raises a hip-hop family. Medusa is the successful queen of the L.A. hip-hop underground. T-Love, an ex-Cripette, hopes her creative talents will help her change her lifestyle.
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