A clunky, awkward year but we're still grateful for all the good people we worked alongside and the kind subjects who opened their homes and lives to us.

Perhaps no other county in America exhibits the dangerous divide that separates red-blue, left-right more than Klickitat County. Read the article in the New Yorker and enjoy a short film.

This ad came straight from our immediate experience. Michael's wife, Dani, is a nurse working in a rural hospital an hour east of Portland, OR. When the virus became real in early March, we feared for her and her colleagues' safety. PPE was scarce, ventilators were limited, and the health care community was bracing for the worst. Dani was furloughed from her nursing position while non-essential surgeries were postponed. Her new-found free time was quickly filled with making masks for family and friends, donating to essential workers, and to sell online. We also follow the news. We heard that masks were proving to be a critical tool to stem the spread of the virus and to get people back to work. Surprisingly, however, a conflicting narrative emerged discouraging the wearing of masks. This short ad spot is simply a way to express in no uncertain terms the value of masks and our appreciation for all the people out there doing the right thing to stay safe and show respect.

Modoc // Oregon + Washington A documentary film following Andrea Bemis and her family as they visit 5 producers from the Oregon coast to the Oregon ranching community during a month-long commitment to a diet of foods grown or harvested within 200 miles of their Parkdale, Oregon farm. Story Design + Cinematography: Andrea Bemis, Michael Hanson and David Hanson Editor: Modoc Aerial Cinematography: Modoc Colorist: Modoc Additional Support: Andrea Bemis, Tre Fin Tuna, Syncline Winery, Mt. View Orchards

REI // Oregon-Washington “My parents never even thought about climbing a mountain.” Yesenia, grew up living in a small farmer’s cabin in the apple orchards of the Hood River Valley. As a child, she playing sports but never knew about outdoor recreation, despite being surrounded by Mt Hood and hundreds of miles of trails. Her first experience was going to Multnomah Falls, a roadside stop outside Portland. “I didn’t know what you needed in order to do that stuff. Did you need a permit, a ticket? It wasn’t until college that I realized that all the trails and outdoors were free for all of us to use.” Watch Yesi's journey to climb Mt St. Helens and pursue her American dream. Story Design + Cinematography: Michael Hanson and David Hanson, Modoc Editor: Mark Bashore, Plains of Yonder Aerial Cinematography: Andy Maser Colorist: George Costakis, Piñata Post Sound Mix: PKA Scotty Beam, Cleod9 Music Additional Support: The Castros Family, Trout Creek Orchard, JT Lehman, Jose Muro, Mercado Guadalajara