Index
Partners
Process
Selection
TDI identified the prime movers in each community: Tim MacIntosh and Emma Torres. Tim and Emma in turn chose one or two people to represent facets of the process of individual and community self-empowerment.
Participants
- Tim McIntosh
- Antonio Braswell
- Emma Torres
- Idolina Castro
- Elisaeo Zamora
Financing
TDI paid the costs of production with a grant from Newman’s Own Foundation.
Editorial Control
The themes of the series were framed in consultation with TDI. The content of each piece was shaped by the self-filmers, and distilled by the producer and editor.
Credits
- Produced by Alissa Shapiro
- Edited by Cinnamon Kennedy
- Videography by the featured individuals
- Graphic design by Kellyn Loehr
Welcome to Park West
In Durham NC, an entrepreneurial barber opens the door to economic opportunity for men leaving prison.
Meet Tim
Tim’s Barber School targets two problems he saw in his community: recidivism and a lack of economic opportunities for African American men.
Meet Antonio
Antonio served 18 years in prison for murder. There he met Tim, who was helping another inmate get into the barber school. Antonio soon realized that Park West offered a way out of the vicious cycle of prison and poverty and a chance to restart his life.
Welcome to Campesinos sin Fronteras
In Yuma Arizona, a former farmworker built a network of health promotion and advocacy that gives migrant laborers the tools to take charge of their own health and wellbeing.
Meet Emma
Emma Torres' husband died twenty years ago from exposure to pesticides in the fields. A young widow with two children, no English, and no skills, Emma built a health outreach program that is creating jobs and saving lives of hundreds of farmworkers today.
Meet Idolina
Idolina used to work in the fields. Becoming a promotora has empowered her to create a better future for herself and for her community.
Meet Elisaeo
Through the promotoras health outreach program started by Emma, a generation of Latino farmworkers like Elisaeo learn and teach each other how to save lives and thrive.