They Killed Sister Dorothy
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An Evocative Online Home for a Gripping Documentary
We like working with clients who have social justice in mind, so we jumped at the chance to create a companion site to “They Killed Sister Dorothy,” a documentary about an American nun murdered while fighting deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The challenge was to convey both the horror of Sister Dorothy Stang’s murder and the haunting beauty of the rainforest she died trying to protect, without overpowering the relevant information.
The solution: clips from the film that play behind the relevant site sections. The interaction between the text and video evokes the menace and atmosphere of the movie. Our final product is a stylish complement to the film, and in some small way, we like to think it raised awareness of the plight of the rainforest as well.
