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Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.

Credits

South Robertson (2012)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Kelly Simpson, Associate Producer
Yosuke Kitazawa, Site Editor
Jeremy Backlar, Intern
Emily Bates, Intern
Abby Chin-Martin, Intern
Emie George, Intern
Sarah Silcox, Intern
Bruce Dickon, Lee Rosch, Kyle Scoble, and Warren Yeager, Camera
Eugene Thompson, Audio

Gary Dauphin, Director of New Media
Zach Behrens, Editor-in-Chief, KCET-TV Blogs
Jason Bazalar, Web Programmer

Historical Images:
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Library of Congress
USC Digital Archives

LITTLE TOKYO (2012)

HIGHLAND PARK (2011)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Rubi Fregoso, Director of Education
Kelly Simpson, Associate Producer
Yosuke Kitazawa, Associate Producer
Yolanda Martinez, Social Media
Bruce Dickson, Oliver Fitzgerald, and Daniel Alaniz, Camera
Tomas Garcia, Line Producer
Chynna Cruz, Intern
Frances Muenzer, Intern
Cara Rifkin, Intern
Rey Charles Sagisi, Intern
Daniel Medina, Intern

Gary Dauphin, Director of New Media
Zach Behrens, Editor-in-Chief, KCET-TV Blogs
Jason Bazalar, Web Programmer

Historical Images:
Autry National Center
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
USC Digital Archives

CHINATOWN (2010)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer 
Justin Cram, Producer
Gary Dauphin, Site Editor 
Mathew Williams, Director of Education
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager
Jason Bazalar, Web Programmer
Matt Lim & Bruce Dickson, Camera 
Marguerite De Bourgoing, Social Media
Vera Valentine, Associate Producer 
Katie Mills, Copy Editing /Research
Sylvia Monge, Intern
Brent Christo, Intern 

Historical Images: 
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Ann Summa, The Chinatown Punk Wars

Community Partners:
Chinese American Museum
Chinatown Historical Society

Chinatown Service Center - Youth Council
Teachers:
Danee Prasert
Vicky Wong
Jennifer Tang

Special Thanks:
Dain Olsen, Rex Patton, and Jeff Williams from the Los Angeles Unified School District

Funders:
Adobe Youth Voices
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

VENICE (2009-10)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Mathew Williams, Director of Education
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager
Khallid Shabazz & Matt Lim, Camera
Diego Colombi, Editing
Vera Valentine, Associate Producer
Daniel Belis, Photography
Matt Hill, Copy Editing
Sylvia Monge, Intern
Priscilla Gonzalez, Intern
Nick Kern, Intern
Julia Rose, Intern

Historical Images:
Getty Research Institute Charles Brittin Archives
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Community Partners:
SPARC

Venice High School New Media Academy
Teachers:
Joy Kraft
Phyllis Hayashibara
Lonnie Wallace
Keith Deitz
Kirk Alexander

Funders:
Adobe Youth Voices
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

COMPTON, RICHLAND FARMS (in Production 2010)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Mathew Williams, Director of Education
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager

Community Partners:
Environmental Charter School
Teachers:
Lindsay Jurca

Funder:
Boeing

LA RIVER (2009)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Mathew Williams, Director of Education
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager
Special Thanks to Alex Cerrilla & Vera Valentine

Community Partners:
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Lewis MacAdams, Shelly Backlar, Alicia Katano
Los Angeles Leadership Academy

Teachers:
Suzzette Brillantes
Eileen Peterson

Historical Images Courtesy of:
Los Angeles Public Library 
SPARC 
Metabolic Studios

Funders:
Adobe Youth Voices
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

EAGLE ROCK (2008-09)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Mathew Williams, Associate Producer
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager
Katie Mills, Professor Occidental College
Dino Dico, Student Producer

Community Partners:
Occidental College

Funder:
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

WATTS: (2008)

KCET Staff:
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Justin Cram, Producer
Mathew Williams, Director of Education
Anna Jordan-Douglass, Production Manager
Daphne Bradford, Teacher Locke High School
Lauri Burrier, Mentor

Community Partner:
Locke High School - Genius Lab