STORYTELLERS AND FILMMAKERS REPORTING ON THE BIGGEST HEALTH ISSUES OF OUR TIMES
Nothing is more deeply human than the struggle with illness and the quest for health and healing. It touches all of our lives, challenges our values, and reveals who we are as people and as a society.
At Slipstream, we report on the human truth behind the biggest health issues of our times. We bring the perspectives and experience of a PhD anthropologist and a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker to all of our work. Through original reporting and ethnography, we explore complex issues in the context of real people and their everyday lives. Nothing we do is scripted or contrived. Instead, we let the truth arise from people’s stories – and let the voices of our subjects speak: in their words.
What emerges are authentic, nuanced, long-form films and stories that reveal honest, unvarnished truths. Stories you don’t just see and hear, but can also feel. Stories that inspire people to think differently and act boldly.
John Fox, PhD | Principal
John is a Harvard-trained anthropologist, writer and author who has had a wide-ranging career exploring how culture shapes our lives, traditions, and institutions. Prior to co-founding Slipstream, he spent a decade leading content at athenahealth where he developed a passion and expertise for understanding and translating healthcare in all of its nuance and complexity.
David McLain | Principal
David McLain is a photographer and filmmaker whose work explores big questions through intimate stories. He has shot 7 feature stories for National Geographic Magazine, photographed the NYT best-selling cookbook Blue Zones Kitchen, shot for major brands like Sony and Apple, and DP’d the feature documentary Bounce, which premiered at SXSW.
George Scribner | Partner
George is a whole-brained thinker who knows how to solve business problems and convey customer value by creating brand ideas that open hearts and minds. George led brand strategy at Digitas/NY for nearly a decade where he helped B2B and B2C brands increase their cultural relevance, connect authentically with their customers, and drive business outcomes.
Christina Speed | Partner
Christina is a creative director and designer who for years led marketing and creative for Patagonia. Through her work – which recently includes designing Yvon Chouinard's biography and multiple other books – she has championed the kind of honest, authentic expression that real people and communities want to engage with.