Feb. 20, 2012 -- Rock Creek is pleased to announce that our documentary Stealing the Light will be shown this Thursday at 7:00 pm at the Fine Arts Theater in Downtown Asheville, NC.   Stealing the Light tells the story of Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti and his struggle to give the gifts of literacy and educational opportunity to the children of Afghanistan.  To learn more about the film please visit the films website or visit us on Facebook.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at The Fine Arts Theatre Box Office.

Rachell Shapiro Launches Indie Film

Rock Creek recently produced a video for Deer Industry New Zealand featuring celebrated and nationally recognized Chef Todd Gray, owner of Equinox restaurant and the recently opened Watershed restaurant.  New Zealand is known, among many things, for their humanely and sustainably raised venison which is branded with the appellation Cervena.  Chef Gray was the Cervena ambassador back in the 1990’s and continues to promote and serve Cervena venison on his menu.  The Rock Creek team spent a day at Equinox interviewing Chef Gray, getting a tour of his kitchen, meeting his staff and learning about Cervena venison. The video will be shown at New Zealand’s annual Deer Industry conference later in May.

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Rock Creek recently completed a live web telecast for our friends at the Humane Alliance.  The Humane Alliance and its National Spay/Neuter Response Team, along with the help of PetSmart Charities, are spreading the good word about responsible pet ownership and working to reduce pet and pet shelter overpopulation through sterilization. 

On April 1, 2011 they held their annual SNIP Summit at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. The conference was attended by over 800 spay/neuter professionals from clinics across the U.S.  Rock Creek supported them by creating a video for the opening of the summit as well as streaming a live spay surgery to one of the conferences keynote sessions.

To maximize production values for the surgery, we mounted our Panasonic HPX-500 on our EZFX jib with a remote head and positioned it directly over the operating table, emulating the surgeon's point-of-view.  We then plugged the camera directly into a laptop via Firewire and upcast to an HD streaming site -- couldn't have been easier! The shoot was a success and the audience was enthralled by the clarity of the live image.

Rock Creek also supports the Humane Alliance's Spay/Neuter Continuing Education and Training objectives by producing a series of educational videos on subjects such as Pediatric Spay/Neuter and Large Dog Spay.  Check out our videos on the Humane Alliance's website.

Feb. 14, 2011 -- Great News!  "Stealing The Light," our documentary on education in Afghanistan, has been selected by the Peace On Earth Film Festival, hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center.  "Stealing The Light" will be screened at 2:00pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater - 77 E. Randolf on Saturday, February, 26th.  Visit the festival's website at:  www.peaceonearthfilmfestival.org.  For more information on the film, please visit www.peacethrougheducationfilm.com.

The 2010 Government Expo was a huge success.  This was Rock Creek Productions' first year participating as an exhibitor at the expo and we would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth to learn more about our production services and GSA projects.  This year’s booth had an "on-location production" theme with customized movie posters of our government projects, along with lights, cameras, and a flat screen monitor showcasing our recent work.

An overwhelming number of business cards were submitted for the FlipCam contest.  The winner has been selected and we would like to congratulate Cedric L. from the National Museum of American History.  Cedric will receive his Rock Creek Productions personalized FlipCam just in time to capture all of his favorite holiday moments.

December 10, 2010 -- Exciting news! Rock Creek Productions has won a coveted CINE Golden Eagle Award in the professional non-broadcast “Motivational” category for our program  “Better Built Together” produced for Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC.  This is a prestigious industry award and we are thrilled to be recognized.  Special congrats go to our Senior Producer - Rachell Shapiro and our Editor - Leola Calzolai-Stewart for leading the effort on this video.  “Better Built Together” is now entered into the Special Jury Awards competition, which will be announced in February. Cross your fingers!

Oct. 4, 2010 -- Rock Creek recently completed a pro-bono promotional and fundraising video for Habitat For Humanity of Washington, DC. Better Built Together captures the story of one family, the Brawners, on their journey through the Habitat process as well as showcasing the stories of various volunteers.  Their narratives shine a bright light on the real physical and emotional effect Habitat has, not only on the homeowners, but also on its volunteers and communities.

Throughout the journey of the production Rock Creek was able to not only capture the events from behind