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In this new blog series, we’re checking in with several of our past Fotolanthropy recipients to find out what’s new! In the Fotolanthropy Film “Unexpected Joy”, The Dallas Fotolanthropy Team documented the story of Paul and Becky’s son, Titus. Already having four sons, Becky’s pregnancy seemed no different, But soon after Titus was born the doctor’s reports […]
John Paine embodies the American dream: a successful business career, an amazing family, and a life constantly on the go. For the last fifteen years, through the painful and devastating physical realities of Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), John has grown deeply in his faith and now considers himself the luckiest man in the world. It is […]
In this new blog series, we check in with several of our past Fotolanthropy recipients and their Fotocrew members. In the Fotolanthropy Film “A Gray Faith”, photographer Taylor Lord and cinematographer Claire Huntsberger captured some of the final precious moments for the Heard family, as young father and author Andrew Heard succumbed to his battle with […]
Fotolanthropy Film: Dance In The Rain from Fotolanthropy on Vimeo. We are so excited to share an update on Bayleigh Phillips, the story of a young teenager with an inoperable brain tumor. When the Fotolanthropy team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to document Bayleigh’s story with photographer Leslie Kerrigan & filmmaker Chris Bartelski, she was a young […]
We are excited to announce that Travis: A Soldier’s Story is now available for rent or purchase on iTunes! In addition to offering the award-winning documentary on DVD and Blu-Ray, this film is now available online. Fotolanthropy Founder and Travis the Movie Producer Katie Norris says, “We have screened this film across the country, and now anyone can […]
Have you made plans to join us for the final red carpet screening of Travis: A Soldier’s Story on Veterans Day? Here are FAQs that will help you know what to expect next Tuesday, November 11 at the Majestic Theatre. What time should I arrive? We recommend arriving at 6:00 so that you will be able to walk the red […]
In April 2012, Staff Sgt. Travis Mills lost portions of both arms and legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. One of just five soldiers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to survive a quadruple-amputee injury, Travis’s fight to “never give up. never quit.” will truly challenge the way you face trials in your own life.
When Leslie discovered she was expecting a baby girl with dwarfism, a birth defect extremely rare for parents of average height, she feared the road both her and her daughter would traverse alone. But one day a trip with her son to the pediatrician, would lead Leslie – and Lilah – to the exact friendship they needed.
When Sarah and Trey were told there was only a 0.1% chance of them ever conceiving a child, this young couple wondered if their dreams of having a family would ever come true. When baby William was born in 2013, not only was he celebrated as a miracle, but the faithful timing of this little blessing would become the motivation and inspiration for Trey’s mother Nancy’s battle of her own.
When father and husband Andrew learned his second battle with cancer would be terminal, he didn’t shrink back from sharing his incredible faith in life’s gray areas through his blog and book-writing. As we captured Andrew’s final days with his family at home, we saw just how certainly Andrew’s message and story would live on through his wife Bailey and daughter Ellie.
“I see two mommies and two daddies,” 9-year-old Bayleigh told her parents in 2006. After scans revealed a brain tumor, Bayleigh would begin years of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries at Children’s Hospital in Alabama. Now a high-schooler, see how the winner of our inspiring teen Fotolanthropy Film contest has learned to dance in the rain.
On November 18th, 2013 Travis: A Soldier’s Story screened at the U.S Capitol in Washington D.C. for a private screening for Representatives, Senators, Wounded Warriors and Veterans. A special thank you to Congressman Bruce Braley for hosting this event. Our team was very honored for this opportunity to share this inspiring story with our country’s […]
