Early Stage is a transmedia documentary produced for Wieden+Kennedy.

Why is Portland an interesting place to create a startup?

How can we understand entrepreneurs and software engineers to be a new creative class?

What roles do story and performance play in the creation of an enterprise?

Following the true story of a group of aspiring startups in the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), in the context of Portland’s creative and technology ecosystem, KS12 presents Early Stage, a Video Sprint in collaboration with PIE which starts a conversation on these topics and invites your participation.

Produced by KS12
Creative Direction: Gabriel Shalom
Designed and produced by Patrizia Kommerell
Production Assistant: Kris Cantrell
Second Camera: Jason Roark
Music "Lamplighter" and "Acre Lux" by Campfires

2012