Richard O’Connor

Películas

Don't Be Scared
Director
Animals seek solace on a blustery winter's night.
Star Bound
Director
Six-year-old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with outer space — so of course, his favorite person to talk to is his uncle Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA. They talk all about favorite planets, how much more there is to learn, and Joey’s hopes for Jerry’s future.
Father Mychal's Blessing
Director
Father Michael Duffy recalls delivering the sermon for his close friend, Father Mychal Judge, who was the first certified fatality of the September 11th attacks. Father Michael remembers Father Mychal’s endearing mannerisms, his constant positivity, and, above all, his profound impact on everyone he knew.
Alone Together
Director
How one doctor’s family is navigating COVID-19
With Love, From Georgia
Director
In a war zone, a slice of home.
My Aunties
Director
Stefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for and loved by a group of adults, largely gay men, who he called his “aunties.” Stefan remembers the succession of AIDS-related illnesses in his family, including the death of his father in ‘91. Even in the face of terrible sickness and loss, his aunties showed him how to survive and care for one another.
The Day You Were Born
Director
Alice was 14 when her mother died just two weeks after giving birth to her youngest child. 10 years later, the siblings discuss losing their mother for the first time.
My Father, the Giant
Director
In this StoryCorps short, Kiamichi-tet Williams sits down with his dad, Thompson Williams, to learn more about his larger-than-life grandfather.
StoryCorps Shorts: A Certain Kind of Love
Director
The difficulties faced by same-sex couples have created far too many stories of unrequited love. Glenda Elliott's story is one of them: Glenda came to StoryCorps to remember Lauree, the woman she fell in love with in small-town Georgia, at a time when it was difficult to imagine an acceptable path apart from marrying a man and starting a family. Though she and Lauree planned for a late-in-life reunion, fate interfered. In "A Certain Kind of Love," Glenda remembers the power of their bond.
Spectrum: A Story of the Mind
Animation Director
A documentary about autism and sensory perception that features live-action and animated segments.
The Drill
Director
As active shooter drills become integrated into schools across the country, students must grapple with the threat of school shootings. This is the case for ten-year-old Dezmond Floyd, who has an open discussion with his mother Tanai about what happens in his fifth grade class during his school’s active shooter drills. Dezmond explains step-by-step what his class has been taught to do during an active shooter situation.