Karin Muller has produced several major documentary series for National Geographic and PBS: Along the Inca Road, a nine-month odyssey along the spine of the Andes; Japanland, a four-hour series on traditional Japan; and Hitchhiking Vietnam. She has authored three books that have been widely reviewed and translated into eight languages. Karin is a regular on the professional lecture circuit as an expert on Japan, Vietnam, Peru and Tanzania. Currently Karin is working full time on Take Two - filming in conflict regions of the world for three months each year and creating infrastructure and support for the students working on the resulting footage. Resumes of the seven members of Take 2's Board of Directors is available upon request. A steering committee of both participating school teachers and partner organizations (i.e. Facing History) is also available. Volunteers provide approximately 30% of the administrative man hours. Currently no one is taking a salary.

Year 1:
The genocide in Darfur - resulting in the murder of 300,000 people and the displacement of 4 million more, is the subject of the first installment of this project. Shot this past summer, the footage has already been sent to over 30 educational institutions throughout the country. The 40 hours of video captures in-depth human stories completely unlike the typical “reporter in the field” views so often seen on the evening news. The use of this global, timely, and dramatic footage will aid students in developing a global consciousness well beyond the bounds of the single Darfur issue. In addition, the edited footage will give teachers and institutions the opportunity for recognition on a regional and national scale with the possibility of entering film festivals and creating PSAs, podcasts, websites, and other innovative media outlets. Schools are creating weekly podcasts on current events in Sudan, translating interviews, building websites, researching background information, and building infrastructure for the project.