Digital Stories
Digital Stories
Digital Stories are multimedia movies that everyday people can create to share their voice. They combine photographs, video, sound, music, text, and a recorded narrative.
SNAP! hosted a digital storytelling class in March 2016 for residents of all generations at Morgan State University led by OSI-Baltimore, Community Fellow, Charlotte Keniston. The class encouraged participants to tell stories of community, their lives, and struggles through the question “what does place mean to you?” Five of these digital stories were then selected to help tell the story of Northwood interspersed as multi-media elements in the production of Covenants, A Theatrical Collage about Northwood.
Photos to right: Digital storytelling class participants squeeze into Brian Francoise’s “rec” room for final reveal of everyone’s digital story projects.
For the Love of the Game
Lenny Scott grew up in Northwood and learned to play baseball from his father and uncle. He was the first Black child to play on a Northwood Little League Baseball league.
A Place for Food
Barbara McGill shares her story of place through photographs and a song she wrote reflecting on food security and living in Baltimore. The song expresses the beauty of a community that lives and grows together.
Barbara McGill was also Maurice Williams’ inspiration for a character in the play Crossing the Line. McGill was active in protests at the Plaza.
The Dream
Leon Bailey grew up in East Baltimore and faced racism and segregation from a young age while learning to wrestle.
Bailey became the only African American to wrestle on his team in the Navy. He went on to be the first African American to win the New England State Wrestling Championship. After winning this championship, he received a letter of commendation from the United States Navy, was invited to the 1964 Olympic trials, and became a coach and role model to countless people.
Neighbors Make All the Difference
Jess Kupper did not grow up in Baltimore, but after moving to the city as an adult, she grew to call it her home. In her digital story, she tells the stories of her neighbors and how she came to love Baltimore and all of its people.
“Imagine what our real neighbors would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person.”
— Fred Rogers
Reicy’s World
Maurice Williams’ digital story combines a spoken word performance, lyricism, and photography to tell the story of his life, family, challenges, and resilience growing up in the DC area and eventually moving to Baltimore where he graduated from Morgan State University.
Maurice served as Co-Artistic Director for SNAP! and the Covenants production.
“On the hunt for myself.”