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Digital Shorts

06:39

Mushing for Mexico

Mexican dogsledders trade dirt for Washington snow. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Sarah Hoffman Edited by Amy Mahardy

08:14

Voice: A Trans Singer's Story

A Portland rock singer transitions from female to male identity, and risks losing his singing voice in the transition process. **Nominated for a 2016 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences NW Emmy** Segment produced for KCTS 9. Produced by Stephen Hegg Edited by Amy Mahardy

06:46

Graduating at 92: One Woman’s Journey Through a U.S. Japanese Incarceration Camp

In 1942, Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was a junior honor student at Vashon High School, but instead of graduating and going to college, she was sent to a concentration camp. **Emmy® winner, 2017, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Northwest chapter** Segment created for KCTS 9, 2017 Produced by Aileen Imperial Edited by Amy Mahardy

06:32

Art and politics meet at Seattle's Franklin High School

After wetting their feet with buttons, posters and T-shirts, students tackled a more ambitious project: a 40-foot-long mural honoring the 50th anniversary of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Jen Dev Edited by Amy Mahardy

05:51

A Climate Rescue Mission for Puget Sound’s Rare Butterfly

Thought to be extinct for nearly a century, the island marble butterfly was rediscovered on San Juan Island. Now biologists are trying to keep the butterfly from getting squeezed out. Segment created for KCTS 9, 2017 Produced by Ken Christensen Edited by Amy Mahardy

05:21

42 Garments Honoring 42 Trans Lives Lost

Seattle artist Jono Vaughan undertakes a labor of love and respect. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Aileen Imperial Edited by Amy Mahardy

Mossback's NW | Crosscut/KCTS 9 Series

03:32

Mossback's NW: How Seattleites Navigated Downtown Before GPS

No one knows where it came from, but the people using this mnemonic device knew where they were going. Video created for KCTS 9/Crosscut Produced by Eric Keto Edited by Amy Mahardy

03:30

Mossback's NW: Washington’s New Apple Could Be an Industry Game-Changer

Bye bye Red Delicious, there’s a new apple in town: the Cosmic Crisp. Video created for KCTS 9/Crosscut Produced by Eric Keto Edited by Amy Mahardy

03:12

Mossback's NW: From Kent to the Moon: The Most Expensive Car Ever Built

Seattle prides itself as a launchpad to the Space Age — but should Kent, Wash. really get the credit? Video created for KCTS 9/Crosscut Produced by Eric Keto Edited by Amy Mahardy

Reinventors | Crosscut/KCTS 9 Series

04:05

Reinventors: Fighting Mosquitoes with Frickin’ Laser Beams

Researchers have developed a way to identify, track, and zap the bugs in a split second. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Sarah Hoffman Edited by Amy Mahardy

05:49

Reinventors: How Bug Ranching Can Fix the Food System

How a nonprofit focused on protecting salmon and a Washington bug farm are trying something new. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Sarah Hoffman Edited by Amy Mahardy

04:44

Reinventors: Can These Super Oysters Survive Our Screwed-Up Oceans?

Meet the marine biologist who is helping oysters fight back by selectively breeding varieties that are resistant to ocean acidification and other threats. Video created for Crosscut/KCTS 9 Produced by Sarah Hoffman Edited by Amy Mahardy

Brand Campaigns

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03:03

Chicken Chicken Sit Down Media

"What If" KCTS 9 Brand Campaign (3 spots)

On-Air and online branding and image campaign designed to fit with the national PBS campaign of the same name, and promote local KCTS 9 content. All 3 spots nominated for NATAS NW Emmys® (2012 & 2013) Written, Produced & Edited by Amy Mahardy

02:00

Chicken Chicken Sit Down Media

PIE - Season 1 Sizzle Reel

On-Air and online sizzle reel created for KCTS 9 Arts & Culture program, PIE. Nominated for a NATAS NW Emmy® (2013) Produced & Edited by Amy Mahardy Created while working at KCTS9 Television. Produced and Edited by Amy Mahardy. **NOMINATED FOR A 2013 NATAS NW EMMY!**

Fundraising/Donation Videos

04:34

Goodwill 2013 Donation Campaign

A fun video created for Seattle Goodwill highlighting the dilemmas we all have with donating material items, and to encourage people to just "Let it Go" Produced by Redstone Pictures Edited by Amy Mahardy

09:04

Islandwood - A Different Path

The 2012 Dinner in the Woods program film "A Different Path" tells the story of tremendous impact that IslandWood has throughout our community. When you picture the transformative experience that 4th, 5th and 6th graders have during the four day and three night School Overnight Program (SOP) and the year-long experience that the graduate-student instructors take with them to schools and other professions across the country, the total impact from IslandWood's ten-year history is truly incredible. **Edited by Amy Mahardy at Chicken Chicken Sit Down Media

Profiles

04:05

Honoring an Innovator - Cornish College of the Arts

Produced for the 2010 Cornish College of the Arts Evening of the Arts gala event. The legacy of Merce Cunningham, his transformative time as a student at Cornish and the nature of his innovative style. Produced by Gigantic Planet Edited by Amy Mahardy at Chicken Chicken Sit Down Media

03:00

2013 Silver Circle Inductee Enrique Cerna

Video created for the 2013 NATAS Emmy Awards Ceremony. Produced and edited by Amy Mahardy and Stephen Hegg at KCTS9 Television.

Emmy® WINNERS

2017 Winners (awarded June 2018):

Graduating at 92: One Woman’s Journey Through a U.S. Japanese Incarceration Camp

https://kcts9.org/programs/borders-heritage/graduating-92-one-woman-s-journey-through-us-japanese-incarceration-camp

2015 Winners (awarded June 2016):
In Close: Cancer Breakthroughs

http://video.kcts9.org/video/2365457652/

In Close: Beyond Ferguson, Part 1

http://video.kcts9.org/video/2365442283/

2014 Winners (awarded June 2015):
In Close: Food Waste & Climate Change
video.kcts9.org/video/2365373117/

Check, Please! Northwest
kcts9.org/check-please/207/mamnoon-lunchbox-laboratory-gordons-on-blueberry-hill

I am the Viaduct
https://vimeo.com/101351911