OUR MISSION

Our world is ribbed with dichotomies — liberal vs. conservative, progressive vs. traditional, urban vs. rural — that are repeated so frequently in the media they appear immovable. Mechanical engineers know that when the axes of two pulleys are perpendicular to one another — like pundits talking past each other — they can be made to generate parallel power by means of a quarter turn belt. We at Quarter Turn Media believe that by looking past the false frames in which many major issues of our day are bound, by seeking details with a demanding eye, by embracing contradictions with a patient and generous mind, we can begin to move the frame.

Quarter Turn Media was founded in 2016 by director/photographer Erica Modugno Dagher and science writer/editor Amy Bianco to investigate issues with intellectual ballast and cultural import. We take on difficult topics, interrogating original sources, and adding light, color, and sound to draw audiences into the unexpected.