Starting life in a new country is full of challenges. Affordable access to the Internet shouldn't be one of them. When the Dhakal Paudel family moved from Nepal, Internet Essentials played a vital role in helping to make their transition to the United States just a little bit easier. Credits Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski - Executive Producer Christina Wiskowski - Executive Producer Bethany Ditnes - Director Brian Troy - Director of Photography Adam Bogus - 2nd Camera Peter Ward - Audio Recordist Timothy Day - Post Sound Mixer Music via Marmoset Music Song: Padilla Bay Artist: Johnny Clay Song: Incandescent Artist: The Volunteer State
Internet Essentials from Comcast has connected more than six million low-income people to low-cost, high-speed Internet at home. Meet Susanna, Elodia, and Lisa, from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, AZ, and learn how they’re using their home Internet connection to follow their passions. Credits Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski - Executive Producer Christina Wiskowski - Executive Producer Bethany Ditnes - Director Brian Troy - Director of Photography Adam Bogus - 2nd Camera Thomas Propst - Audio Recordist Timothy Day - Post Sound Mixer Music composed by Peter Hall Song: Deer Dancer
Ms. Oglesby is a community activist and an advocate for individuals with disabilities. She maintains a busy daily schedule of writing letters, making calls, attending meetings and sits on numerous local boards and committees. Up until recently, she accomplished all of these activities each day without the use of a computer in her home or access to the Internet. This is her story. Credits Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski - Executive Producer Christina Wiskowski - Executive Producer Bethany Ditnes - Director Brian Troy - Director of Photography Adam Bogus - 2nd Camera Jackson Derbish - Audio Recordist Timothy Day - Post Sound Mixer Music via Marmoset Music Song: A Moment Passing Artist: Our Many Stars
Mr. Petrenko is one of the many Bay Area seniors now participating in Comcast's Internet Essentials program. Like so many others, he is using the power of the internet to continue learning, growing, and living life to the fullest, each and every day. Credits Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski - Executive Producer Nicolas Jimenez - Executive Producer Bethany Ditnes - Director Brian Troy - Director of Photography Jackson Derbish - Audio Recordist Adam Bogus - Grip Timothy Day - Post Sound Mixer Music via Marmoset Music Song: Day of Dreams Artist: Our Many Stars