In a challenge presented by BLX (Bibliotecas de Lisboa / Libraries of Lisbon) to Media Shots for their "Vidas e Memórias de Bairro" (Lives and Memories of the Neighborhood) project, we conducted a series of interviews in collaboration with Pop Filmes, resulting in 48 short...
Teaching healthcare professionals who work with the elderly to produce digital stories that help keep their memories alive and thus reinforce their dignity as human beings were the goals of the European project Silver Stories (Leonardo Da Vinci) in which Media Shots collaborated with organizations...
Combining digital stories with the promotion of tourism in a region was the challenge presented to Media Shots by Turismo de Portugal. Students from the Tourism Management Course in Caldas da Rainha produced short films about lesser-known tourist aspects of the West of Portugal, featuring...
The aim of this project was to enhance the social and cultural roots of young people from vulnerable and at-risk communities by sharing stories, with a view to strengthening their identity, integration and citizenship. Media Shots was responsible for training the trainers in digital storytelling, who...
Media Shots teamed up with organizations from Sweden, Austria, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Brazil, South Africa and the United States to illustrate, through digital stories about mobility experiences, the numerous informal competencies or soft skills that we carry with us whenever we venture out...
To spark interest, attention, and motivation among the 'digital generation' that has already entered the classrooms was the goal of Media Shots' collaboration with AlmadaForma Training Center, Sintra Teachers' Association, and Oeiras Training Center. During this collaboration, educators from various educational levels were trained in using...
Digital stories can serve as a mediation tool between art and its audiences. At the Berardo Museum, Media Shots produced stories with visitors about various pieces from the museum's collection, exploring their personal and universal meanings. Through the analysis of each participant's 'perception' and 'gaze,'...
In the 4th Generation of the Escolhas Program, Media Shots trained a group of community facilitators in digital storytelling for local social inclusion projects. These young people from vulnerable areas, with profiles of positive leadership and recognized as role models, were able to learn how...
In partnership with DECO, Media Shots trained a group of teachers from José Gomes Ferreira Secondary School in digital storytelling. First, individually, and then with their students in the classroom, they created a set of digital stories about sustainable consumption. The goal was to raise awareness...
The declaration of Fado as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO led Media Shots to work with EGEAC/Fado Museum in a survey of collective memory. We produced digital stories with high school teachers, recounting their unique encounters with this musical style. The project then extended...