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This short documentary is a manifestation of my interest in Turkish culture, immigration and food. The video aims to capture the stories and personalities of restaurant owners across the world.
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Small Business and COVID-19 – The Impact on One Home Building Company in Austin
In this video, I profile my father, Mark Dawson, co-owner of Dawson Lupul Builders, on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting his small business.
As the Coronavirus Surges in California, the Community Looks to a Long Empty Hospital
The first meeting started around 7:30 a.m. Nurses, doctors, business owners, families, school board members and most of all, members of the community crowded together on a quiet stretch of beach near the San Clemente Pier. Among them was Carol Wilson, a 69-year-old lifelong Californian. Although the retired marketing executive hated early mornings, she didn’t […]
Working their first job, from home
Many of those born in Generation Z were told they’d be working jobs that hadn’t been invented yet. After the Coronavirus was declared a pandemic earlier this year, offices around the world adapted so that their employees could instead work from home. This would have been nearly impossible twenty years ago. As this generation now […]
Peruvians in the U.S. struggle to return to their home country amid coronavirus pandemic
As a bellman in a Utah ski resort, Quanzhen Yu knew what was coming when, in mid-March in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, the hotel managers summoned him and his coworkers to their office. The resort, like other non-essential businesses throughout the country, would immediately close for business. “I heard that in other […]
Turkish Immigrant Restaurant Owners in New York & London
I made this documentary to go with my senior thesis about Turkish immigrant restaurant owners in New York and London. It looked at how food eaten in a particular culture is influenced by nationality, geography and politics. Food grounds people in a culture, and in a foreign country that is one of the few ways […]
When the World Stops, Dancers Still Move
A video story following the dance community’s adjustment to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus Impact at Miami International Airport
Rodrigo Koernig, an aspiring Airplane mechanic and American Airlines employee, explains the impact of low passenger traffic at Miami International Airport.
Singapore’s response to the Coronavirus
On March 11, COVID-19 was officially declared as a pandemic. With countries around the world struggling to combat the virus, many look at Singapore as an example of how containment should be. Since the first reported case in January, Singapore has placed many preventive measures and increased its transparency to the public. But now, with […]
How One Vulnerable Family Handles COVID-19
Jordan Wolleben, 23, is immunocompromised and extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Rachel Wolleben, 20, attends school at UT Austin but is unable to go home due to her brother’s vulnerable condition. Music: The Eyes of Texas / Texas Fight Piano Cover: Kentropy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ-Vw…) Kentropy Channel: https://www.youtube.com/kentropy Kentropy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kentropy