Jim Talkington has twenty-plus years experience as a professional advertising and editorial filmmaker and photographer, producing work for regional, national, and international B2B and B2C businesses and nonprofit organizations. In 2015 he formed Talkington Media LLC, with a focus on strategy-first video production for nonprofit organizations. Recent filmmaking projects have promoted salient topics including smoking cessation in rural communities, university diversity and inclusion, and increased access to arts programs for underserved middle and high schools.