Category: documentary

Lincoln Electric | Boystown

2017/06/22

Boys Town is a non profit organization that was founded to save children and heal families. Boys town believes that strengthening body, mind and spirit helps to grow responsible, productive people. Lincoln Electric partnered with Josh Temple to help introduce a new welding trades class. With a shared belief of needing more skilled people in the trades it was a very easy fit for Purple Films to get on board with the cause. Purple teamed up with Lincoln Electric and went to Omaha Nebraska to create a documentary and capture marketing content for Lincoln Electric’s Arc Magazine.

 

Learning a trade to create a better future.

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Trade Life | Boys town with Lincoln Electric

 

Weapons of Mass Creation Video

2016/02/20

“Creativity is the free will to just do something different and to do whatever you want to do to express yourself” – Glen Infante

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest was the perfect opportunity to capture the knowledge and energy of creative entrepreneurs. Inspirational motivation is provided by Johnny Cupcakes, Blueprint, Nate Utesch, Jeff Finley, Mike Kubinski, Glen Infante, and more.

“What are you going to do so differently that people remember you?” – Johnny Cupcakes

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is Cleveland’s creativity festival for the artists designers and makers! WMC was packed with Music, Workshops, Discussions, Keynotes and Tons of inspiration.

A look inside WMC Fest. from Purple-Films on Vimeo.

Andrea Vecchio | Live Your Playlist

2015/09/01

What is YOUR song?

Why do you listen to the same lyrics over and over again? For motivation? Nostalgia? Heart break? Through story-telling and some adult language, Live Your Playlist: How To Get Your S*** Together One Song at a Time will tell you how to become empowered through the music that you love! Live Your Playlist is not a typical self-help book. You’ll read advice on how to live your walk out song (after a bad breakup); how to fine tune your people picker (after a betrayal); how to be the lead actor in your life (when you doubt yourself); why to ignore “what ifs” (when you’re redefining what you want to be when you grow up);the reasons to forgive (when you never hear the words “I’m sorry”) and more! This book is honest and raw. Funny and heart-breaking. Strong and vulnerable. Live Your Playlist takes you on the writer’s journey of job loss, betrayals, health scares and life-changing moments (including memorable exchanges with Hollywood A-listers). But behind every story, there is truth on how to become stronger, wiser and healthier while you’re trying to get your shit together one song at a time.

“Live Your Playlist takes you on the writer’s journey”

To see Andrea’s current adventures head over to her Blog.

andreavecchio.com

Head over to our blog for a peak of what we’ve been working on recently.

Hotcards and The City on Fire

2014/12/05

A new movie about Cleveland and the renaissance that is happening. Led by Ted Batchelor, 21 adventurers set a new world record right here in the Flats.

“Cleveland is going through a renaissance in 2014. The City is on fire, literally! Watch as a group from Northeast Ohio endures trials and tribulations to unite & ignite by claiming one of the most controversial Guinness World Records: The Most Number of People Performing Full Body Burns.” – Hotcards

Fifth Annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Has Plenty to Offer

Now in its fifth year, this year’s film festival, which takes place from Oct. 8 to 12, has plenty to offer. It will feature some 25 documentaries that will be world, Midwest or Ohio premieres. The list of world premieres includes The Forgotten Soldier (Hungary), North into the Mist (Norway, Israel), Of Land and Water (USA, Mongolia) and Hotcards and the City on Fire (USA)… – clevescene.com

Documentary | Cruise in 2014 with Classic VW

2014/08/01

“The guys at Purple-Films sent over the final cut of the Cruise-in video. Check it out on our Youtube page http://youtu.be/IXB_xykQMeQ

We’d like to give a big shout out to everyone that made it out to the Cruise-in this year. This event has really become something special in the last 3 years and we can’t thank everyone enough for being a part of it.

We had an amazing blend of cars this year, new and old, and our highest car count to date. We’d like to thank all of our showroom participants Lori Smith, Jonathan Brown, Deon Jamaine Oliver, Ronald Bayko, and Scotty B for letting us use their cars to showcase this year’s theme. We’d also like to give a shout out to all of our sponsors: North Coast Powder Coating, VIP Autoworks OHIO, Daves Cosmic Subs Mentor, Solar Solutions, Purple-Films, WGAR-FM, and Volkswagen Group of America for the prizes, support and giveaways that make this event not only possible but so much fun!

Last but not least we would like to thank all of our employees who took time out of their busy lives to come in on their day off and help with this event. Thanks again everyone; hope to see you next year!!!”

– Classic VW

Documentary | Adobe “Inkwars”

2014/07/10

Last month Adobe headed to WMCFest in Cleveland, Ohio to host Ink Wars, an analog drawing display of art on-the-fly with action set to the sounds of a DJ.

That’s right: No computers. No keyboards. And no 30-inch monitors.

Instead, each of the eight contestants was given one hour, black ink, a blank canvas and a (surprise) theme. When they were done, three judges selected a winner.

This two-minute video was excerpted from the hour-long event where each of the artists began with a different approach but ultimately proved that art and creativity and insight and inspiration don’t always happen sitting down.

Video by Purple Films
Music by Nate Fox @alldayrecess