Staff Profiles

Director: David Gilbert

E-mail: quadrant@cruzio.com

Objective

Video and Multi-Media, Production and Distribution

Professional Profile

24 years experience in video & multi-media production.
Experienced in all facets pre-production and post production
Highly organized and dedicated to the fine art of visual communication
Extensive background in the fine arts
Ability to perform well in diverse settings and complex situations
Outstanding ability to communicate with many different types of people
18 years' experience in marketing and educational outreach
Traveled and worked throughout Southeast Asia, China, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, North Africa, Central America, USA

Professional Experience

Video and Multi-media Production

Shot and produced a ten-part educational documentary series
Produced, wrote, shot, edited, recorded and mixed sound tracks for educational documentaries and commercial projects
Produced bilingual and multi-lingual programs
Developed an extensive international slide and video archive
Shot and produced numerous multi-image slide and sound productions
Conducted extensive script research and storyboard development
Shot and edited multi-camera projects
Produced special effects for video productions and live multi-media presentations

Project Development and Implementation

Co-facilitated and documented a direct outreach effort for the Amazonia AIDS Awareness Project (Amazonia Rain Forest, Para, Brazil)
Designed and co-facilitated an educational cultural preservation project inside refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodian boarder (youth survivors of the holocaust)
Designed and implemented an international cross-cultural exchange to eight countries around the Pacific Rim (direct outreach to 15 schools) and distribution to several hundred educational institutions throughout the United States
Established an extensive audio-visual archive for a multi-cultural mental health organization and co-facilitated experiential multi-media workshops
Co-founded and established a multi-media center for youth referred from Mental Health Dept. Juvenile Hall and Native American Organizations

Promotion - Distribution - Marketing

Designed and implemented a successful national marketing campaign for the distribution of a eight part documentary series
Designed and produced graphic marketing material, flyers, and training manuals, Web Sites
Produced and distributed nationally a bilingual substance abuse prevention model funded by the National Center For Substance Abuse Prevention through the Community Partnership Program

Teacher Training - Education Outreach

Conducted lectures and multi-media presentations to numerous state-wide conferences, in-service trainings, schools, and universities
Teacher and guest lecturer at Stanford University
Artist In Residence: William James Foundation, High Risk Youth / Prison Program (Video Production)

Education

BFA in Fine Arts
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 1978
MFA in Film and Video
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

Employment History

Producer / Videographer, QuadrantsVideo & Multi-Media, 1986 - Present
Director, Insight Multi-Cultural Communication Inc. 1885 - Present
Teacher Stanford University - IAC Program 1988 - Spring
Project Coordinator, Cambodian Project, IRC 1985
Artist in Residence, H.Y.S. Inc., Eureka Ca. 1978-1979

Independent Video Productions

"STREETS ON FIRE": Latino Gangs - Positive Models For Change 30 Min. Documentary
This program is a moving first hand of Latino youth (Both current and ex- gang members) speaking candidly about their lives. Interwoven throughout the program are poignant statements by nationally recognized gang prevention leaders, community activists, and youth leaders taking bold steps forward to stop the killing and search for new solutions to end the violence. Narration by: Nane Alahendrez (Director Barrios Unidos) & Yermo Aranda (Muralist)

"TRADITIONAL EXPRESSIONS": A Multicultural Art Experience 30 Min Educational Documentary
This hands on workshop program presents five traditional art forms from indigenous people around the world: Aboriginal Paintings, Native American Shields, Masks, Mandalas, and Totem Polls. Narration By Mary Lockwood (Inuit People of Alaska).

"AIDS IN THE AMAZON": 24-min. Pilot Documentary
This educational documentary chronicles the path of transmission of AIDS, and the spread of the disease into the indigenous tribes of the Kayapo and Xikrim. Shot on location in the State of Para, Brazil. Narration by Dennis Banks (Co-Founder A.I.M.).

"IMAGES THAT SPEAK": 28 min. Educational Documentary
Shot in SF bay area, port of entry schools. A classroom workshop designed to promote cross-cultural communication and understanding within an ethnically diverse classroom setting. Nationally distributed to educational institutions.

"THE HMONG HILLTRIBE PEOPLE OF LAOS": 48 min.
A video documentary about the Hmong people of Laos currently living in Bon Vinai refugee camp of Thailand. Shot in Thailand. Nationally distributed to educational institutions.

"THE EFFECTS OF WAR" 58 min. Educational Documentary
The story of recently arrived refugees from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. An overview of their life experience; from the war and holocaust in their homelands to resettlement here in the United States. Shot in California, Thailand & archival material from Indochina. Nationally distributed to educational institutions.

"Homeland Around The World" 28 min. Educational Documentary
The Story of recently arrived refugee and immigrant students. This program travels through Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Southern China, Central America, Mexico, and California. Nationally distributed to educational institutions.

"The Khmer Historical Mural of KID": 28 Min.
A video documentary about the history and culture of the Khmer people of Cambodia. From the war and holocaust in their homeland to their journey to freedom . Shot in refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian Border. Nationally distributed to educational institutions.

"Children Of Cambodia" 28 Min. Radio Documentary
Radio Documentary about the Children of Cambodia, their recent plight, journey and life in the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp. Aired in Northern and Central California P.B.S. radio.

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