Videos
When we launched The Biscuit in 2018, we decided to make a video called LimeDog about a dog-sharing app that was sure to be the next wave in the “sharing economy.” Since then, we’ve gotten pretty good at making funny videos that comment on things happening in Charlotte through a new lens. We love collaborating with our fellow creatives on these vids, including that time the Charlotte Squawks folks asked us to create videos for their 2019 show. So take a big bite – but beware, this Biscuit is known to bite you back.
COVID-19 and the Digital Divide
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Nonprofits, Videos | June 26, 2020COVID-19 has forced us all onto the Web for education, business and entertainment. No problem if you have high-speed internet, but you’re still running to catch up. But, if you are in the grasp of the digital divide, without access to reliable broadb… read more »
Henry Roe is SHOUTing! from the Rooftops
Charlotte SHOUT!, Videos | June 25, 2020Charlotte SHOUT! is an annual celebration of Queen City art, music, food and ideas — and it’s scheduled to return later this year! So we’ve tapped our city’s creatives to help get us pumped for the festivities by highlighting the creativity that grac… read more »
Biscuit Blitz: 5 Minutes with Armah Shiancoe
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Nonprofits, Videos | June 23, 2020However you decide to pronounce his first name, one thing is crystal clear about Armah Shiancoe: he is preparing our young people to be of true value to our 21st Century communities. In this Batch of the Biscuit Blitz, Matt Olin chats with Armah abou… read more »
Jason Jet is “Numb”
CLT Creatives, Music, Videos | June 22, 2020Between COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd, the upcoming Presidential election and demonstrations, we’re all struggling with many emotions and foundational shifts underway across the country and the world. It’s difficult for many of us to put our t… read more »
Biscuit Blitz: 5 Minutes with Melody Gross
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Creatives, Videos | June 19, 2020Melody Gross is a communications strategist, a speaker, a coach for women who have experienced domestic violence and a mom. And, she quit her job to start her own company on December 31. She’s struggling with COVID-19 as the rest of us are. She has h… read more »
@CLTBlackOwned has Pride, Purpose & a Plan
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Creatives, Videos | June 19, 2020“We really are in this to serve others and support and highlight their business so it can increase their sales.” – Ashley Creft Amidst demonstrations about the death of George Floyd, discussions of how to dismantle systemic racism, ensure conversatio… read more »
Jennifer Wiggins is SHOUTing! from the Rooftops
Videos | June 19, 2020Charlotte SHOUT! is an annual celebration of Queen City art, music, food and ideas — and it’s scheduled to return later this year! So we’ve tapped our city’s creatives to help get us pumped for the festivities by highlighting the creativity that gra… read more »
Striking “Creative Oil” – Taylor Lee Gets Animated
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Creatives, Videos | June 17, 2020Taylor Lee, HUG grant recipient and painter extraordinaire, found that she had a lot of time on her hands once COVID-19 hit. Frustrated that she couldn’t express all of the ideas that were swirling in her head through her usual method of painting, sh… read more »
Capturing the Legacy of Charlotte’s Black Lives Matter Mural
CLT Creatives, Videos | June 17, 2020“Are you willing to attach yourself to a legacy that’s bigger than you?” Last week was amazing. It was full of love and hope and art. Our friends at Charlotte Star Room were there on 200 S. Tryon Street to capture footage as 22 artists and countless… read more »
Biscuit Blitz: 5 Minutes with Patrice Gaines
Biscuit Blitz, Videos | June 3, 2020The COVID-19 outbreak hasn’t been an easy time, but Patrice Gaines has put her passion for meditation and for writing to work, to calm her mind and remain productive. Patrice is an author, a teacher, a community advocate and a former Washington Post… read more »
DEC(OH)DE: Crafting Careful Messaging in Crisis
CLT Creatives, How To/Resources, Videos | June 2, 2020You want to speak to your community about the state of the world in crisis, but you’re worried about how to do it. Ohavia Phillips has got your back. She wants you to speak out, but with care, planning and intelligence. The death of George Floyd may… read more »
John Howard’s 30 Day Design Challenge
CLT Creatives, Videos | May 30, 2020John Howard is the man. Okay, well, he is A man. But, when it comes to graphic design, he is THE MAN … specifically, an EnglishMAN who’s made Charlotte his home for 20 years. Senior Art Director at HMH, John is also the president of the Queen City… read more »
Biscuit Blitz: 5 Minutes with Michelle Guobadia
Biscuit Blitz, CLT Creatives, Videos | May 30, 2020Michelle Guobadia is awesome. If you don’t know it already, you will after just :30 seconds of watching this video. A national speaker on issues of bullying and hazing, Michelle is also the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at UNC Charlotte. S… read more »
Make an Old Fashioned with Stefan Huebner
CLT Creatives, Videos | May 30, 2020Let’s toast creativity in Charlotte! To help us all get ready for Charlotte SHOUT, Master Mixologist from Dot Dot Dot, Stefan Huebner, teaches us how to make a cocktail classic — The Old Fashioned. The drink uses bourbon whiskey, bitters, sugar cube… read more »
SHOUTing from the Rooftops: John Cozayk
CLT Creatives, Videos | May 26, 2020In anticipation of Charlotte SHOUT! later this year, we’re asking Charlotte musicians to film themselves performing songs within earshot of the neighbors. In this edition of “SHOUTing from the Rooftops,” guitarist John Cozayk serenades us in Spanish… read more »
A Poet for Uncertain Times – Jay Ward
CLT Creatives, Videos | May 26, 2020Charlotte’s own Jay Ward is a poet and teaching artist who has read and performed in venues across the country. He won the National Poetry Slam in 2018 and the Individual World Poetry Slam in 2019. On this batch of the Biscuit Blitz, he chats with Ma… read more »
Greg Schermbeck Wants to Reimagine Education
CLT Nonprofits, Videos | May 26, 2020If there was ever a time for fresh, innovative thinking about education … that time is now with well over 100,000 students working from home, many of them at or below the poverty line. Thankfully, Greg Schembeck and his team at Schermco are on the… read more »
Darryl Gaston Drops Knowledge & Hugs It Out
CLT Creatives, Videos | May 23, 2020Darryl Gaston is a man of many talents — entrepreneur, hairstylist, minister, neighborhood advocate. As the unofficial “Mayor of North End” Darryl lends his support, advice and criticism to new development taking place in neighborhoods that have bee… read more »
SHOUTing Match: Caroline Calouche with Courtney Lynn & Quinn
Charlotte SHOUT!, Videos | May 23, 2020To help keep up Charlotte’s spirits during the COVID-19 and prepare for annual Charlotte SHOUT! events this fall, we’ve asked Queen City creatives to team up for SHOUTing Matches — short, shareable creative mash-ups. Caroline Calouche is known across… read more »
Opera Singer Lauren Russell SHOUTS from the Rooftops
CLT Creatives, Charlotte SHOUT!, Videos | May 20, 2020In anticipation of Charlotte SHOUT! later this year, we’re asking Charlotte musicians to film themselves performing songs within earshot of the neighbors. In this edition of “SHOUTing from the Rooftops,” Lauren Russell, performs “I’ll Be Here” from t… read more »
