COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY VIDEO

With over a decade of experience working with youth, adults and elders in various settings, Ariel is able to design,  implement and facilitate both long and short term community video programs from start to finish. 

Participatory video is when a group or community comes together to create their own film.   The process of participatory video empowers, individuals and groups, through creative expression,  to explore issues and concerns effecting their communities  and to communicate their needs.  Participatory Video can be a highly effective tool to engage and mobilize marginalized peoples.  It is also an excellent way to preserve oral history and to tell stories creatively. Ariel is particularly interested and experienced at working with

At Risk Youth

Street Involved Youth

Sexual Assault Support Service Groups

Anti Racism Initiatives

LGBTQ Community Programs

Women and Girls Involved In The Sex Trade

Incarcerated  Woman and Girls

Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

Indigenous Communities( including youth initiatives, oral history projects with Elders, and programs addressing violence against women.

MEDIA ARTS WORKSHOPS

Ariel has over 12 years of experience designing, coordinating, facilitating and delivering media arts workshops to both adults and youth in schools, friendship and community centres as well as social service organizations. Ariel is available to work with individuals or small groups to provide training in

Grant Writing for Media Arts Councils

Video Production

Video Editing
Participatory Video

ARTS ADVOCACY/ADMINISTRATION & CONSULTATION

Ariel has worked in arts administration at artist-run-centres, galleries and art-service-organizations since 2006.

Her focus is Media Arts arts and specifically Indigenous media arts.  Ariel is available for:

Grant Writing

Project Coordination & Management

Community Outreach Initiatives

Consultation/Advisory

Strategic Planning

Curation

FREELANCE VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES

Ariel has over 12 years of experience in film/video pre production, production and post production.   She has worked extensively on documentaries, music videos, narrative fictions, public service announcements, and promotional video.

Ariel has also worked with installation and performance artists to create video components within their projects as well as assisting other artist with A/V technical support for documentation and preparation of support materials.  Ariel is particularly interested in working with Indigenous communities, artists, social justice activists, non-profits and organizations that benefit under served or marginalized  peoples.  Ariel is available for

Video Editing

Videography

Creation Of Video Content For Presentations 

Grant Writing

Creation of Training or Educational Videos

Creation of Public Service Announcements For Television Or The Web 

Video Documentation Of Events And Performances.

PLEASE CONTACT FOR RATES AND AVAILABILITY

ARIELSMITH 

Filmmaker/Media Artist/Writer/Cultural Worker