Father-son photography team Nick and Kurt Gerber traveled across a divided country looking for connections. At a time of polarized politics, they sought to tackle issues that would unite Americans of any persuasion.
They decided to focus on veterans from the last decade of foreign wars. The project, Operation Route 66, saw the Gerbers ride almost 2,000 miles on their motorcycles, talking to vets and learning their stories along the way. The historic roadway is itself a connection, a link across the Southwest between California and the team's native Chicago. And their funding method, Kickstarter, connected them directly with supporters of their planned documentary.
Unfortunately for the Gerbers, their project didn't meet its fundraising goal. Without a means of scoring, editing and color correcting the 90-minute film, Nick and Kurt are now perfecting the ending with new footage.
As members of the Tumblr community, the father-son team became the subject of a short feature video from the microblogging platform's Storyboard.
But earlier this year, Tumblr downsized its editorial team, shuttering Storyboard. As fans of the quality content that blog was producing, Mashable reached out to see if we could provide a new home for their orphaned work.
We can now bring it to you. This documentary about the Gerbers' work by filmmaker Jennifer Molina is available on Mashable's YouTube channel, and you can expect to see more Storyboard work in the future, either on YouTube, on our Tumblr or right here on Mashable. We're proud to be able to host these important and insightful stories from the Tumblr community.
This story was originally produced for Tumblr Storyboard.
Image courtesy of Flickr, Sam Howzit
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