Camille Behnke // Multimedia Storyteller
Welcome to my portfolio!
As a versatile video producer and editor, I strive to tell stories that matter — translating complex global issues into clear, engaging, and accessible narratives. My work features stories designed for social and digital platforms, combining fast, visual storytelling with depth and context. Below is a selection of my edits, from frontline reports and humanitarian coverage to viral, social-first storytelling. Below is a collection of my work, which includes coverage of the war in Gaza, international conflicts, climate change, viral social moments, and on-the-ground reporting from across the world.
WAR IN GAZA
Short-form video packages I produced and edited for NBC News, using footage captured by NBC’s camera team inside Gaza. These pieces were created for NBC’s social and digital platforms to amplify human stories of those living through Israel’s war in Gaza.
Striking images of Gaza before and after 15 months of war
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND CONFLICTS
Video packages covering major international news stories, including Sudan's humanitarian crisis and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Some of the stories showcase on-the-ground reporting from NBC News correspondents around the world.
CLIMATE AND NATURAL DISASTERS
Stories capturing the devastating effects of our changing planet — from Hurricane Helene’s destruction across the U.S. to the powerful earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in Thailand and Myanmar.
Climate and Natural Disasters
VIRAL AND TRENDING STORIES
A collection of short-form social media videos capturing viral moments and trending topics. Each piece has reached millions of viewers across NBC’s Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat channels.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Redefining Gender Roles in Rwanda
Funded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
In Rwanda's pre-genocide patriarchal society, women were once restricted access to opportunities outside of the home. Their main role was to live in subordination to their husbands and care for the household. The country's civil war and 1994 genocide resulted in close to 800,000 deaths and crippled the country's infrastructure and economy.
After the genocide, the women of Rwanda began to take control and carried carried the burden of reconstruction on their shoulders. More than twenty-five years later, women are now breaking into industries that were once dominated by men, from politics to agriculture. Rwanda now has the highest number of female parliament representatives in the world, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Rwanda's success story, however, is a mixed tale. On the one hand, the country of just 12 million has made remarkable progress economically and has been called a global model for gender equality. On the other hand, some critics of the government allege that progress has come at a considerable cost, prioritising economic growth over basic human rights.
With funding from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, I filmed, photographed and edited all materials and created a multimedia project including a written story, long-form video and photo diary. The project explores the status of gender roles in Rwanda and the ways women are entering into male-dominated fields. It's the story of some of the experiences, struggles, and triumphs that women have faced as trailblazers for reconciliation and advocates for female empowerment.