Carmel’s Dream Store Media Debuts Powerful Diabetes Documentary Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted
Carmel headquartered Dream Store Media shines a light on diabetes with its latest documentary, “Sugar Coated: The Pieces of Diabetes,” that recently debuted and is currently streaming on Prime Video on Amazon.
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he documentary follows four families living with diabetes and features local and medical experts who are working on managing the disease while searching for a cure. The film not only educates viewers on the diabolical affects diabetes has on individuals, families and caretakers, it also reexamines the general public’s understating—or, more importantly, lack of understanding—of diabetes and who is at risk of being diagnosed with it.
Dream Store Media’s Earned Credibility in the Medical and Entertainment Industries We first introduced Dream Store Media to our readers in our July 2017 cover story,
“Hollywood Comes to Carmel.” Dream Store Media is comprised of unique and award-winning production experts who create impactful visual stories. The team masterfully brings together technology, design, cinematography and a marketing mindset, creating impactful and unique media experiences with in-house designers, producers, animators and FX engineers to expertly manage their deep breadth of projects. Dream Store Media partnered with the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning on “Sugar Coated: The Pieces of Diabetes.” Their film was funded by an independent medical educational grant from Novo Nordisk. Dream Store Media’s
Brett Gordeau, CEO and producer, and Christopher “Chris” Mapes, CTO and producer, directed “Sugar Coated,” which was co-executive produced by Amanda Kaczerski. The documentary was filmed on location in Carmel, Fishers and Indianapolis, Indiana, Kauai and Honolulu, Hawaii, and Chicago, Illinois.
Insight on Fighting Diabetes from a Local Medical Expert Dr. Rhys Davies Jones, M.D., a family practice specialist with over 40 years of diverse experience in Carmel, Indiana, is one of the medical experts featured in “Sugar Coated.” When asked why Jones felt compelled to contribute to the documentary,
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