Note from Kristin:

Hello!  Thanks for visiting my site.  I founded New Media Films in 2005, just when Documentary Film was on the cusp of exploding, both commercially and independently.  Revolutions in cost-effective production equipment and communication opportunities began to open up media in new ways.  Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 spear-headed politically charged film with mainstream theatrical distribution, and on a smaller scale concerned citizens began to contribute to a media dialogue that before was almost exclusively in the hands of big corporations and media outlets.  I began studying documentary film because I saw a pressing need for a more varied and less corporate-driven dialogue.  I am so happy that media production is becoming what it is today; a democratic, inclusive conversation that, due to an open and free internet (made possible by Net Neutrality - please google this topic), will not be able to continue to be monopolized in the way that all mainstream communications were in the past.

Mass communication is finally in the hands of the public, yet there is obviously still a need for commercial filmmaking.  With this company I am seeking to blend professional production in conjunction with contemporary theories of collaboration, community participation, experimental techniques, interactivity, and new media.  All content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 platform.  That means you can post and re post this content and contact me for footage.  I am doing this because our world is at a critical point right now, and we all need to work together to fix the problems that we would otherwise be leaving for our children.

I am interested in shedding light on underrepresented voices.  Topics that New Media Films will focus on include environmental sustainability, the arts, gender theory, and topics of mass appeal, namely technology and education.  Our digital content (mainly films) will be exhibited through the internet as one method of helping to make these topics accessible, and we will soon also expand to producing physical networking opportunities for information exchange.  The ultimate goal of this company can be summed up as this: New Media Films exists to produce educational, cooperative, and accessible ideas and practices that help contribute to the evolution of a progressive culture.

Please comment on the films with any thoughts as you watch them.  Also, there are links to our the NMF Twitter and Facebook pages, so please stay in touch!

Sincerely,

Kristin ten Broeck

Founder – New Media Films