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Fresno Mardi Gras Parade

This live broadcast of the 22nd Annual Mardi Gras Parade in the Tower District in Fresno, CA took place on March 3, 2019.

Chinatown: New Year’s Parade

The 15nd Annual Chinatown New Year’s Parade in the historic Chinatown District in Fresno, CA took place on March 7, 2015. This year’s theme was the year of the Ram.

TEDx Talk: Our Relationship To Story

We are all documentary storytellers. We all reorganize experience to make sense, we all tell stories to connect with others, and we all are influenced by the stories we tell more than we could ever realize.

Fresno To Fiji

Fresno To Fiji is a broadcast half-hour documentary film that chronicles the experiences of a service-learning study abroad trip to Naboutini, Fiji.

100 Strangers Project | Faces of Fresno

The 100 Strangers Project asked aspiring photojournalist students at Fresno State to take 100 photographs of 100 complete strangers over the course of the semester.

2017 Fall Convocation Speech

Jes Therkelsen gave the keynote address on the topic of curiosity at the New Student Convocation in the Save Mart Center on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Jerry Brown’s Bucking Bulls

A father and and his only child work to sustain a family legacy of bull riding on the outskirts of the growing city of Fresno, CA.

Fresno State Talks

The entirety of human knowledge is based on our brain’s ability to think and remember in narrative structure.

The Water Angel of East Porterville

Donna Johnson took it upon herself to bring water to her neighbors when they didn’t have any during the California drought. This film was produced as part of the Fresno State Drought Impact Report.

Switching to Almonds

During the California drought, more farmers pulled up crops and planted water-thirsty almonds, due to their increasing demand from around the world. Russ Wilson, a 4th generation farmer, must make some hard decisions to make his farm sustainable for the future generation.