GREAT BIG STORY
*Note from the Editor*
I had the immense pleasure of working as a staff editor at GBS for 4 years and over that time built a large catalogue of work. These stories have been categorized by: The Brave, Food, Sports, Music, Art, Adventure, plus additional GBS original series and docs. For your viewing pleasure, please scroll to view this great big collection.
SAVIORS, PROTECTORS & THE BRAVE
Let’s Admire!
Emmy® Award Winning story from Great Big Story’s series “The Brave.” Khalida Rashid risks her life to cover politics and news for Zan TV, Afghanistan’s first all-female news network.
Silver Telly Award: The Brave, for General Non-Broadcast - Great Big Story, (2020)
Co-Editor: Chris McNabb
This Surgeon Has Restored Sight to 130,000 Blind People
5 Singapore Startups Taking Innovation to the Next Level
These Activists Are Putting Kenya’s Slums on the Map
This Retired Nurse Uses Hospital Waste to Save Lives
Meet the Veterinarians Saving Kenya’s Wild Animals
Emmy® Award Winning story from Great Big Story’s series “The Brave.” Edafe Okporo is the director of the only shelter in New York City that provides housing for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.
Silver Telly Award: The Brave, for General Non-Broadcast - Great Big Story, (2020)
Co-Editor: Justin Beach
Swimming in Contaminated Waterways for Change
Discovering The Resilience of Life Under Antarctica’s Ice
Why Military Veterans Are Hunting Pythons in the Everglades
Making History as Miss Universe’s First Transgender Contestant
Guardian of the Albino Redwood Trees
Let’s Eat!
FOOD
Chopped Cheese, The Real New Yorker’s Sandwich
This Rare Cheese Is Infested With Live Maggots
This Cajun Restaurant Has a Year-Long Waiting List
Ice Cream Around The World
Soups Around The World
Cheese Tea Is China’s Latest Drink Sensation
How One Man Brought Hope to Rural North Carolina
This Turkish Ice Cream Doesn’t Melt
This Is One of the Smallest Restaurants in New York
Tea Around The World
The Journey to the World’s Most Remote Teahouse
Deserts Around The World
Harvesting the World’s Most Expensive Spice
Mexico's Floating Farms
Let’s Play!
SPORTS
Emmy® Award Winning story from Great Big Story’s series “The Brave.” 27-Time Hopi High Cross-Country Champs
Why Irish Hurling Is the Fastest Game on Grass
The 13-Year-Old Bull Riding Champion
(Co-Edited with Michael Fequire)
Extreme Unicycling
Finishing the NYC Marathon While Paralyzed
These Olympic Athletes Are Sister Goals
The Chinese Village Where Everyone Skis
The Teen Golfer Swinging for Nepal
Let’s Jam!
MUSIC
The Most Sampled Loop in Music History
The Genius of Rapper and Coder Brandon Tory
This Rock Band Has 1000+ Members From 30+ Countries
Colombia’s Technicolor Sound Systems Deliver Massive Sounds
Japan’s 9-Year-Old Drumming Prodigy Never Misses a Beat
The Twins Blending Beats and Cultures | Ibeyi
(Co-Edited with Dave Yim)
The Brothers Revolutionizing Japanese Jazz
This Woman Owns Over 100,000 Pieces of Latin Music
Let’s Create!
Art & Design
The Kimono World’s Dirty Little Secret
How an Architect Is Turning Air Pollution Into Gorgeous Tile
This Is Where Hollywood Gets Their Cars
The Ancient Art of Forging Japanese Knives
Coloring the Streets of Singapore
This 12-Year-Old Has Taken the Art World by Storm
Browse Germany’s ‘Parthenon’ of Banned Books
The Link Between Japanese Samurai and Real Indigo
Building the World’s Largest Robot
The Most Detailed Paper Plane in the World
How a Psychiatrist Uses Knitting to Heal
The Hair Artist Working With Madonna and Katy Perry
The Artist Enshrining a Town's People in Murals
This Cathedral Is Made of Bread
Let’s Explore!
FUN AND ADVENTURE
She Voiced Characters on “The Powerpuff Girls” and More
Why One Man Is Walking Around the World With His Dog
Why ‘The Simpsons’ is Funnier in Spanish
Meet the Steven Spielberg of Wakaliwood
From Football Safety to Neurosurgeon
Voguing and Waacking Through Vancouver
Why These Grandmas Swim With Venomous Sea Snakes
Japan’s Post Box Under the Sea
Everyone in This Village Can Speak Sign Language
Contorting His Body Leads to a Successful Hollywood Career
Ireland’s Matchmaker Has Made Love Connections for 50 Years
She Voiced Characters on Rugrats, Tiny Toons, Atlantis and More
Quokkas Love Taking Selfies
Taking Birdwatching to the Extreme
Let’s Learn!
CULTURE
Wedding Dresses Around the World
Co-Edited with Beryl Shereshewsky
Iftar Meals Around the World
This Incense Is Worth $60,000
Dominican Republic’s Tradition of Mask Making
The Largest Handwritten Family Tree in the World
111 Trees Planted when a Girl Is Born
Saving the Oldest Store in NYC’s Chinatown
Chasing Away Evil Spirits in Bulgaria
Beauty is more than how we look and what we do, it’s how we reveal ourselves to the world, the authentic voice we discover within and the story we tell about ourselves. This series follows women who build community and celebrate identity through beauty.
Gracie Award: Shine for Original Online Programming – Video Series (2020)
Silver Telly Award: Shine for Online Series (2020)
Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival: Inking a new self (2019)
Director: Jillian Eugenios
Anchoring Authenticity
Feeling Polished
Ageless Beauty
Locs For Liberty
Inking a new self
*Removed per request of the character*
MAKING MOVES
Love dance? This series steps up for you in a big way.
“Making Moves,” puts the spotlight on some of the world’s most creative dancers and choreographers.
Director: Julianne Wilkinson
Jaquel Knight, The choreographer of “Single Ladies”
Kathryn Burns, ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Choreographer Finds The Funny
Yanis Marshall Is A Pro At Dancing In Heels
Jojo Gomez, Celebrity Choreographer Learned to Love Herself
Short Form Documentary
THE FLOCK
Directors: Beryl Shereshewsky & Philip Robibero
Off the coast of the picturesque town of Witless Bay in Newfoundland sits a four-island ecological reserve home to over 600,000 pairs of puffins. The locals love these seabirds—so much so that they run a Puffin Patrol to protect lost chicks who get stranded on shore. However, not everyone in town agrees on how to keep the puffins safe. The disagreement has spurred on a community-wide conflict that has pit neighbor against neighbor—with the puffins at the center of it all.
Trailer
The Flock
Love Is A Rollercoaster
Director: Eben Hall
Couple Cheryl and Martin Lewison travel the world riding roller coasters together. On a 3-day trip through the midwest, the Lewisons visited 9 parks and rode 13 roller coasters.