For over thirty years, Jim Morrissette has had extensive experience as both a professional videographer and technical consultant, supporting his conviction that sharing and access are instrumental to the vitality of the independent production community. Jim has been the director of photography on numerous productions including: the award winning PBS documentary A Still Small Voice dealing with spiritual thought and mystic understanding, five episodes of Bill Kurtis’ New Explorers, two episodes of Discovering Women for WGBH Boston, and Shadow Over Tibet, a documentary featuring the Dalai Lama. He was the principal videographer on the highly acclaimed six hour Frontline documentary The Farmer’s Wife, which aired twice nationally on PBS. Jim serves as a teacher and technical consultant for numerous community-based organizations, museums, and universities. Specifically, he documents many of the new exhibits for the Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.
As an associate of Kartemquin Films for the last 18 years, Jim has worked on many of their productions including The New Americans and the Oscar nominated film Hoop Dreams.
The deadline for Summer internships at Kartemquin has passed. Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall.