MULTIMEDIA

At the heart of our multimedia work is storytelling with intention.
We combine film, animation, audio, and design to amplify voices, share knowledge, and connect people to ideas that matter—across cultures, contexts, and platforms.

all

  • While 2008 made us aware of the housing crisis, with the improvements in the economy the assumption is that the crisis is over. The reality is, people are still challenging loss of home. Watch the short films we produced for the exhibition.

    View more

  • In celebration of International Women's Day, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a meeting of 12 civil society leaders from India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania on Friday, March 6th, to discuss lessons learned in their work preventing violent extremism in their communities.

    View more

  • Women have played groundbreaking roles in Colombia’s peace process between the government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC. With a peace agreement in sight and on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, we created this video documenting efforts to strengthen the capacities of Colombia’s women as mediators, supported by the United States Institute of Peace.

    View more

  • Manifest Media collaborated with the Hungarian Roma-led NGO Romedia to produce a series of films aimed at challenging online hate speech in Hungary. These films were part of a broader initiative to promote awareness and understanding of the Roma community and to counteract discriminatory narratives prevalent in digital spaces.

    View more

  • Can we gain insights into human life by observing flora? Magdalena Weniger (performance) and Maren Wickwire (film) turn to fallow land in the landscape, as well as human biographies, researching their origins, development, and exploring their potential.

    View more

  • Through photographs, moving graphics, and music, viewers have an opportunity to trace the journey of a family during the catastrophic events of displacement on a path to sanctuary.

    View more

  • Despite devastation that followed by the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus in 1974, the so-called “economic miracle” of the late 1970s and 1980s brought growth to the Greek south. A lack of low-skilled laborers prompted Cyprus to open its doors to foreign workers in 1990, abandoning the restrictive immigration policies. In 2004, Cyprus joined the EU. These two factors have lead to a steadily increasing immigration rate on the island over the past two decades.

    View more

works

Our work sits at the intersection of storytelling, research, and design.
Across films, digital platforms, and publications, we collaborate with partners to create thoughtful, impact-driven projects that travel across cultures and contexts.