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Request QuoteMahala is a director and producer with Courageous Studios, the brand studio for CNN. Previously she was a video journalist working at the Denver Post from 2010-2015. In that time she had the opportunity to grow with the newspaper’s developing video department, from working on daily video and breaking news to producing both short and feature length documentaries exploring themes and issues integral to the Denver and Colorado community. Her work has been recognized by Picture of the Year International, the Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards, and the National Edward R. Murrow Awards. In 2013, she was a member of the Denver Post staff awarded a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the Aurora Theater shooting.
Produced for The Denver Post
The number of homeless schoolchildren, under federal education law, has more than tripled in a decade in Colorado, climbing above 23,000. The Denver Post tells the stories of two homeless families, 10 children between them, struggling to find stable homes and stop their children from falling further behind.
Over a year ago, Cecil Bethea, 84, watched nursing home attendants hold back his longtime partner, Carl Shepherd, 72, as Cecil turned to go home, where the couple lived together for nearly 39 years. The two talked about getting married three decades ago, but as gay marriage wasn’t an option, they concluded they were content to continue living together.
Produced for The Denver Post
“I have low self esteem. I know that for sure,” says Darcy McCarthy as she puts on makeup before leaving her hotel room to look for apartments and try to convince landlords to consider her despite a criminal history. Darcy, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, PTSD and severe depression, says the Court to Community program is forcing her to stay sober and get her life together.
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