Cora Mitchell

A lot of people over the past 3 years have asked me what my next documentary film will be.

Today I can proudly announce that my next documentary short, titled “LOLO”, will premiere on my news station’s FREE streaming app FOX21+ on Saturday July 18, 2026 at 7 PM MDT.

LOLO follows the Woods family as their daughter Lucy lives with a rare brain disorder called Hemimegalencephaly, where one side of the brain grows larger than the other… ultimately causing medicine-resistant seizures that threatened her livelihood every day. In January 2024, Lucy had a surgery to detach the hemispheres of her brain to attempt to eliminate these seizures. This documentary follows her recovery from that surgery.

I want to thank my news family at FOX21 News for giving me the opportunity to pursue this story over the past nearly 3 years. I went to the University of Missouri’s prestigious Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism just wanting to tell people’s stories in an in-depth and respectful manner. While many of my classmates have become filmmakers, freelancers, or are working for big companies producing documentary specials, I wanted to keep the journalism part of “documentary journalism” in tact with my career. I came onto the team as a photographer, and I have become more than just “a photographer”. I am a documentarian.

I was brought into this world to change it. This is step 1 in revolutionizing the TV news industry into breathtaking, long-form documentary journalism. While this is just one story, it’s the start of a movement.

Thank you for supporting me in my journey as a journalist, as a documentary filmmaker, and as a person overall.

My anniversary with FOX21 is next month. I’m excited to create more documentary journalism with them and continue in my pursuit of excellent storytelling.

Rise as Lions is a group founded to raise awareness with mental health, substance abuse and addiction, and su***de prevention. On Saturday, the group hosted its first annual softball tournament to raise awareness and provide resources for those struggling in silence.

Air Force Academy graduation! Two versions of the money shot… which one do you like more? Me shouldering my camera (1st) or my phone on the ground (2nd)?

Got to tag-team with Austin Sack on this update to the 24 Fire, taking a tour of the fire perimeter and announce the re-opening of State Highway 115.

Be sure to check out the full story on his page or on fox21news.com

Students at Harrison High School got the opportunity of a lifetime Friday Mar. 13, 2026 to be guest conducted by Argentinian-Italian conductor Michelle Di Russo as part of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic's Center for Future Audiences program. The Center for Future Audiences program is an initiative by the Philharmonic "dedicated to cultivate the next generation of concertgoers".

My first time doing basketball highlights for FOX21! I don’t think I did too shabby! Caught a thriller OT game which was so cool to witness and document. Basketball is a much faster game than football so I had to be selective knowing when to cut and move on to the next highlight clip. It was a fun learning opportunity!

Students at Carmel Community School in Colorado Springs got to have a ball with CPSD’s PlayCOS team Friday, Feb. 27 participating in a free throw contest to win Harlem Globetrotter tickets and gift cards to Scheel’s. Watch to see who wins!