Slow Food Boston Brazilian Cocktail Party Videos

The following two web shorts were created to promote the first in a series of Slow Food Boston ethnic food events organized by Anastacia Salcedo, who additionally produced and directed the videos. I recorded sound and edited the shopping film and operated camera and mixed the sound in post for the cooking one. Held on Dec. 3rd., this event, cosponsored by the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers–MAPS–featured Brazilian cuisine and benefitted their HIV/AIDS awareness program. The promotional videos feature the cooks and organizers shopping for and preparing pão de queijo, one of the signature dishes. The event was listed with links to the videos in over 20 online publications including, Boston Magazine, The Insider and Yelp. The event itself was a great success, with over 100 atendees enjoying home-cooked Brazilian specialties and sipping caipirinhas.

Click here to see pictures and to read more about the event. To see the videos as they were posted on Slow Food Boston's Blog, click on: Shopping or Cooking.

Slow Food Boston Brazilian Event Promo (Cooking) from Catherine Giarrusso on Vimeo.

The FARM Institute Short Documentary-Trailer

I edited this trailer for a short documentary on The FARM Institute, which I produced and directed as part of my first film project at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. The video, shot on the Sony EX-1, is currently in post production. Located on the island of Martha's Vineyard, The FARM Institute is a fully functioning vegetable and livestock farm which runs year-round educational programming for children and adults of all ages.

FARM Institute Trailer from Catherine Giarrusso on Vimeo.