Est. 2012, San Francisco, CA

About Projects

Hi, I'm Dan.

I'm a San Francisco-based video creator who specializes in short-form documentary storytelling. Blacktree Films is the space where I share video projects I've worked on and the different hats I've worn on each.

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The Hattery Font

Hattery Labs built products for innovative technology companies, global NGOs, and early stage startups with a bias toward social good. This is the story of how James Edmondson created the company's logo and font.

The Hattery Font
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Startup Cities: Memphis, TN

We find a bustling community in Memphis, powered forward from the center by the Start Co incubator program, and focused on healthcare, education and more.

Startup Cities: Memphis, TN
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Bright Funds

Bright Funds manages funds of carefully selected nonprofits doing exceptional work in addressing the social challenges of our time, such as environmental protection, access to clean water, basic education, poverty alleviation, accessible health care, and response to global disasters.

Bright Funds
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Mama Hope

Mama Hope is an advocate for global communities. They work in service of grassroots leaders who have big dreams to change the world, providing training and funding to build locally-led, sustainable projects that impact partner communities worldwide while challenging mainstream perceptions of poverty. Because of Mama Hope's work, 730,000 people now have access to education, healthcare, women's empowerment, livelihood opportunities and food security across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, India and the US.

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Dig Well, Live Well, Repeat

The story of Tom Logan and Marion Medical Missions. For over 10 years they have been raising money and financing shallow well projects throughout Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, partnering with local communities to provide and maintain clean water sources to over 10,000 villages.

Dig Well, Live Well, Repeat
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Startup Cities: Portland, OR

A glimpse into the startup scene in Portland, OR.

Startup Cities: Portland, OR
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Reroute/SF

The story of the Hattery-hosted hackathon working to improve public transportation in San Francisco.

Reroute/SF
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The WASHCost Calculator

The vision for the WASHCost Calculator is that WASH sector practitioners use life-cycle costs information to adapt their plans and achieve water and sanitation services that last for generations. Users without expert knowledge about the life-cycle costs approach will be able to run a sustainability check to strengthen delivery of water and sanitation services, make use of reliable life-cycle cost information, and understand the benefits of the life-cycle costs approach.

The WASHCost Calculator
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Become a Global Advocate

Mama Hope's Global Advocate Fellowship was a nine-month professional training program designed for aspiring social entrepreneurs and individuals passionate about international development. The fellowship was structured around shifting the traditional "aid" narrative toward one of sustainable, community-led partnership.

Become a Global Advocate
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Startup Day On The Hill

Engine took 32 startups from across the country to the very heart of policy-making in Washington D.C. for Startup Day on the Hill. The aim was to facilitate interactions between lawmakers and entrepreneurs in order to build mutually beneficial relationships.

Startup Day On The Hill

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