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CENTER ON HALSTED
The Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ community center. Liz Sung Productions has produced videos for the Human First Gala for over 8 years. Honorees and awardees range from community organizers, artists, and activists to banks, corporations and health providers.
2022 Community Spirit Award: William Blair & Company
Produced, directed and edited by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for Center on Halsted's 2022 Human First Gala.
2023 Human First Honoree: Roderick K. Hawkins
Produced, directed and edited by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for Center on Halsted's 2023 Human First Gala.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (UMMNH)
RESEARCH STATIONS are compact temporary exhibits that offer a window into the research of University of Michigan scientists. They are dispersed through the building, and the research topics align with the subject of the gallery they are in. The videos are also made available to the public after in-person display in a virtual format online. Below are a few samples of this series 6 years in the running.​
Research Station: Primates in VR
Produced, directed, edited and written by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.
Featuring Francine Dolins, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at University of Michigan-Dearborn. Full virtual series can be viewed here.
Dr. Dolins is a comparative psychologist, which means she studies animal behavior in order to learn more about human behaviors. Dr. Dolins and her collaborators use virtual reality (VR) as a way of testing humans and non-human species.
The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI) in Des Moines, Iowa, is the only research facility in the world dedicated to the study of bonobo cognition and behavior. Dr. Dolins and her team have collaborated with ACCI since 2013. Amanda Epping, Research Coordinator at ACCI works closely with the bonobos on research projects to help collect data.
Research Station: The smallest titan
Produced, directed, edited and written by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.
Jeff Wilson Mantilla, PhD, is Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, and Curator in the Museum of Paleontology at University of Michigan. This series looks at his new discovery of a dwarf sauropod dinosaur. Full virtual series can be viewed here.
Meet Jeff Wilson Mantilla.
Sauropods are characterized by pneumatic bones, or bones with air-filled pockets. This allows for their large body size.
Research Station: Wasp facial recognition
Produced, directed, edited and written by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.
Elizabeth Tibbetts, PhD, is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Michigan. Full virtual series can be viewed here.
Meet Elizabeth Tibbetts
Dr. Tibbetts studies paper wasps. She is particularly interested in how individual wasps make decisions, such as whether to cooperate or compete with others.
The Power of Collections
Produced, directed and edited by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.
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The film was produced to accommodate the unique dimensions of the theater screen, hence the panoramic presentation of the video.
To Life! To Deli! Chicagoland Jewish Delis
Produced, directed and edited by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center's "'I’ll Have What She’s Having': The Jewish Deli" exhibition on display from October 22, 2023 - April 14, 2024. The exhibition was organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California. This short film was produced to help localize this traveling exhibition, and was featured on a large screen next to the entrance of the exhibit.
50 Years of Muntu Dance Theatre
Produced, directed and edited by Liz Sung Productions, LLC for Muntu Dance Theatre, 2022.