PRODUCTIONS
Mission
The mission of Meet US Studio© is to produce content and utilize multi-media platforms for us seniors and elders to share our stories of strength and resolve – to inspire, entertain, engage and inform - for this and generations to come. Lest we be forgotten.
About US
The first production of Meet US Studio is Meet US at the Café©. The show was originally designed to be local, where seniors met at a neighborhood café for a cup of tea or coffee - to relax, enjoy and share their life stories or ‘spill the tea.” Production was scheduled to start in March, 2020, using mobile phones to record and edit. The episodes were to be aired on local community access.
Instead, CoVid 19 came and turned those plans upside down. Seniors became a primary target for this deadly pandemic. Social distancing replaced physical contact. Online telephony and other virtual chat services replaced in-person gatherings. Meet US Studio met this challenge by utilizing Zoom to host and record its shows at a ‘virtual’ café, and assembling an international production team from an online marketplace of freelance services.
About the Producer
Meet US Studio and its productions are creations of Charlotte Sistrun, an intergenerational visionary. Her background includes founder and publisher of a community newspaper, Wynnefield West Digest, distributed in the 1980s and 1990s. The newspaper became an outlet for the Literacy Enrichment Achievement Program, displaying writings of inner-city school students. She is now a grandmother and a senior, using her experiences and passion for creating storytelling forums to position the aging process as a respected part of the life experience – not separate from it.
Everything is done through a ‘cloud.’ Learning and incorporating this new reality has been arduous, to say the least. But it provides the awesome opportunity for digital, inter-continental artistic collaboration to bring our issues and Untold Stories to life - many of US meeting for the first time.
Numerous episodes of Meet US at the Café were recorded during the pandemic. Each features an Unstoppable Senior sharing his or her life perspective on coping and survival. With raw footage currently in post-production, episodes are released on various social media platforms upon completion -one at a time.
Release Schedule
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Debut Episode – Don’t Give Up. Featuring Jack Lauterback, Morning Show 103.7Play, interviewing Charlotte Sistrun about purpose. Grandniece to Abe Lincoln's black look-alike, she credits her parents and ancestors for perseverance. Released September 20, 2020
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Episode 1 – Facing Mortality. Featuring Bob Hutchinson: Physical Fitness Trainer, Heart Bypass. Survivor. Joining in the conversation, Elaine Brown, Unstoppable Senior Released October 7, 2020
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Episode 2 – Love Never Dies. Featuring Elaine Brown, Friendship Circle Senior Center, who lost her son right before CoVid19. Joining in the conversation, 2 physical fitness trainers from different generations - Bob Hutchinson and Avante Bailey. Released October 22, 2020
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Episode 3 – Tell Your Story (Somebody Needs To Hear YOUR Story). Featuring Sandra Bears: founding member Jewels 1960s singing group, Ms. Senior D.C. 2005, brother died of the coronavirus. Joining in the conversation: daughter, Kim-Bears-Bailey; life-long friend & The Jewels member, Martha High; and returning guest, Bob Hutchinson. Released November 7, 2020.
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Special Episode – Family on the CoVid-19 Frontline. Four Wilson family healthcare workers talk about their CoVid frontline experiences. Recorded Thanksgiving, 2020, the special episode features a registered nurse, nursing home social worker, nurse anesthetist, and health department administrative technician. Released: February 1, 2021
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Episode 4 – 80 Years Defying the Odds Featuring Charles ‘Skip’ Bundy: reflections & cartwheeling at 80th birthday, CCB School of Performing Arts, godfather of filmmaker Lee Daniels. Released May 3, 2021.
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Episode 5 –Still Hitting Life’s High and Low Notes. Featuring Martha High: James Brown backup singer for 32 years, The Jewels singing group. Tragically lost 2 young sons. Scheduled release - TBA
Stay tuned.
What’s happening now with US?
It's all about
US - an aconym for
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USTOPPABLE SENIORS
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UNSUING SURVIVORS
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UNIQUELY SPECTACULAR
Do you have a story to tell?
There are many out there waiting be inspired by your story. Contact US and let us know why your story is Uniquely Spectacular. Your name will be added to our list for possible consideration once the next round of production begins. If chosen, we will be in touch with you to provide additional details.
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