Episode 1: Exploring the Real Faces of Globalization

Cato Institute Vice President Scott Lincicome explains his team’s motivation behind the new Faces of Globalization video series and Cato’s ongoing Defending Globalization project. He also summarizes the series’ first three installments and the essential humanity of everyday commerce that just so happens to cross political borders.

Episode 2: West Point, GA: From Textile Town to Car Town - Faces of Globalization

Tiny West Point was once an American “textile town” crippled by globalization. But today, the very same economic forces that challenged West Point decades ago are fueling its rebirth—and supporting the lives of thousands of American workers in the process. The region’s evolution shows that the global economy’s story doesn’t end after a disruptive event; it’s constantly changing—and usually for the better.

Episode 3: More Than Just A "Cheap Shirt"

A common criticism of globalization is that its costs aren’t worth the “cheap T‑shirts” we get in return. But those shirts help American families stretch their budgets and serve as a lifeline for millions of the world’s poorest people. We traveled to an apparel factory in Guatemala to tell some of these people’s stories and to show how globalization has lifted more than a billion humans out of abject poverty since 2000.

Episode 4: The Digital Gaming Economy

Digital trade is globalization’s hottest area today, and gaming is a huge part of that trend. Millions of people regularly compete, collaborate, and conduct business in massive virtual worlds that seamlessly cross international borders. They are the new, fresh faces of 21st-century globalization and part of an industry over three times the size of music and movies combined.

The impact of international markets is both incomprehensibly large, yet almost entirely unnoticed. We take for granted the millions of ways the products and services we enjoy in the modern economy that were delivered to us only through the possibility of crossing borders.
The Cato Institute challenged us to help them tell the story of how real people experience global trade. Led by Cato Institute’s Scott Lincicome, we explore trade’s impact on West Point, GA, Antigua, Guatemala, and the digital economy.
NODEHAUS handled the complete post-production for this 4-episode series; ingesting footage, handling transcripts and data management, editing, graphics, color and sound mix, and delivery.
Read more at: https://www.cato.org/video-series/faces-globalization/exploring-real-faces-globalization
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Production Co: Kristi Kendall & Co, NODEHAUS
Editor: Tran Hoang Calvin
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Graphics: Triston Centretto, Sam McKim, Emily Mosier, Tran Hoang Calvin