People & Places

Three filmmakers talking on the street

Meet the Young Filmmakers Going ‘Beyond Belief’

Above a shop in the Crossroads Arts District a group has assembled with video equipment to venture out for street reporting. “Where do you guys want to go?” Lisa Marie Evans asks the others. She lives in the space adorned with framed artwork that has a sophisticated balance of welcome and edge. “P & L,”…

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A dog with yoda ears

30 Stories in 30 Days | From ‘Star Wars’ to Mandolins

Videographer Alden Miller has created a challenge for himself: In the month of April, tell one story about Kansas City each day. Yup, that’s each and every day. Here at Flatland, we’ve teamed up with the dangerously-living Mr. Miller to showcase that work throughout the month. We check in with him at Alchemy New Media weekly to see how…

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American Dreaming | To Return, as an Inspiration

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Grace Manasseh grew up under the sun of eastern Africa in Nairobi, the…

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The flag of the United States is set against a sunset.

American Dreaming | 5,000 Miles From Home, Together

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. After the Valiente triplets left their home country of Paraguay to live in…

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Bill Brown

American Dreaming |’Putting Together Legacies’

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project.   William “Bill” Brown emerges from the workshop at his home on his…

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