media production & storytelling by

Christopher Cook

flagship projects

Kinnick

(feature documentary)

The story of Nile Kinnick: child of the Depression, winner of the Heisman Trophy, and casualty of WW2.

Dividing Lines

(360-video)

A three-part documentary navigating the history of federal policies driving residential segregation in the Kansas City metro.

Re:Dream

(web series)

A nation-wide public media series of documentary vignettes on opportunities and obstacles to the American Dream.

Your Fellow Americans

(web series)

Documentary vignettes discussing race, immigration, and the American Dream, coproduced with Kansas City PBS.

We Are Superman

(feature documentary)

Testament to the heroes transforming a racially divided city into a gathering place. Aired over 5900 times on PBS stations to 72% of markets.

Dividing Lines

(GPS-audio tour)

A 90-minute GPS-based audio driving tour navigating the history of residential segregation in the Kansas City metro.

my personal projects focus on documentary films and socially-relevant stories

my client projects have included…

DOCUMENTARY SPECIALS

Exploring the complex issues of our culture through the stories of everyday individuals.

WEB PROMO VIDEOS

I’ve been helping clients tell their stories online for over a decade.

LOCATION-BASED AUDIO

This is an amazing tourism tool that uses GPS technology to provide a seamless storytelling experience.

360-VIDEO

This format immerses viewers in the story, letting them explore a remote space in a unique way.

click any of the images below to view samples of my work

RAGBRAI 50th

(editing & animations)

Lionel Richie 2022 AMA Icon Award

(editing & animations)

CNN: Juneteenth Broadcast Special

(editing & animations)

Alden/Underwood 2021 AMA’s “Home” Package

(editing & animations)

Kane Brown 2021 AMA’s “Home” Package

Jackson County Historical Society

Jackson County Historical Society

Dividing Lines 360

Dividing Lines 360

Motion Reel 2021

Motion Reel 2021

The Cigar: An Introduction

The Cigar: An Introduction

Best Places to Work: 2019

Best Places to Work: 2019

Kansas City PBS

Kansas City PBS

Land of Opportunity

(animations)

Land of Opportunity

Dividing Lines

Dividing Lines

ThinkShift

ThinkShift

National Pork Board

National Pork Board

Wide Ruled Podcast

Wide Ruled Podcast

The Case of the BPTW

The Case of the BPTW

Workiva

(Director of Photography)

Workiva

Quantum Workplace

Quantum Workplace

Travel Iowa

(Director of Photography)

Travel Iowa

Broke, Busted, & Disgusted

Broke, Busted, & Disgusted

PBS Wisconsin Biographies

(Sound Design)

PBS Wisconsin Biographies

Think. Make. Ship. – Eggcrates

Think. Make. Ship. – Eggcrates

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Think. Make. Ship. – Skylab Letterpress

Think. Make. Ship. – Skylab Letterpress

in development

Trice

(feature documentary)

The untimely death of the first African-American player on a small-town college football team, and the 25-year campaign to honor him.

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