Cool Hunting
We're proud to announce that our video series was voted an honoree in both the Music and Documentary categories of the Webby's second annual Online Film and Video competition. With online video hitting full stride over the past couple of years, we were up against some well-respected contenders and are honored to participate and to be recognized as being in the top 15% of the thousands of entries. Congratulations are due to our collaborators on the series, m ss ng p eces and Michael Tyburski, as well as to all the nominees and winners!
As always, you can download our videos through iTunes and catch select episodes on Current TV.
Also a special shout-out to our pals at Refinery29 for their nomination. Be sure to vote for them to win the People's Voice award.
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