Morris Productions and Communications

A well-equipped audio-visual production company with the capabilities and drive to create documentary pieces about human rights violations and the conflict situation in Colombia.

Overview

Morris Productions and Communications is a company dedicated to the production of audiovisual material. Holman Morris, journalist and writer, established the company in January 2003, with the aim of developing investigative reports and documentaries for television that may contribute towards informing and maintaining the communal memory of current and historical events. This is particularly important when communities are the ones who suffer the most from armed conflict and are paradoxically the most neglected.

To carry out this task, Morris Productions and Communications has enlisted professional reporters, producers, editors, script writers, video crews, sound engineers, directors of photography and developers. In addition, the company has its own recording equipment, lighting and sound equipment, screening rooms, cameras and editing studios. It can carry out the pre-production, production and post-production of a large content of high quality audio-visual material for production houses, as well as for national and international television news channels.

What Services are Provided?

Pre-production: The company’s team of professionals has experience in developing investigative reports, locating information sources, conducting interviews, and coordinating all the necessary logistics for the production of audio-visual material.

Production: The company provides all production services; including transportation, logistics, accommodation, setting up recording equipment, and supplying personnel for direction, development, line production and executive production.

Post-production: The company provides personnel and professional editing rooms with high quality software and hardware; including MAC OS X Platform, Finalcut, SP Betacam System, Multicopier in VHS format, CD and DVD, 2D and 3D computer animation, footage, musical adaptation and subheading.

Geographical Area of Operation

Colombia and abroad

Funding Resources

The majority of funding comes from international cooperation channelled through the production and dissemination of the TV programme 'Contravía'. Sometimes other funding comes through the copy sales or the production of other documentaries in a similar vein to 'Contravía'.

What Further Information would you like?

• Financiers and other individuals and organisations interested in disseminating and promoting audio-visual material about human rights violations, democracy values, and ethnic minorities; and
• Individuals and organisations interested in co-producing with Morris Productions and Communications about Colombian topics.

What New Contacts would you like to make?

• International organisations;
• Agencies; and
• Journalists interested in the services that MORRIS Productions and Communications offer.

Associated Organisations

• Social and human rights organisations;
• The Indigenous National Organization (OIC);
• The Catholic Church; and
• Peace Brigades.