THRU Media was developed as a Portland Oregon-based online magazine. We published hundreds of articles, original video documentaries, creative writing, art works, and a podcast. The project discontinued after three years in 2018. Most of the content is archived and available at magazine.thru.media.
Among the two dozen contributors to the magazine, there were several core creators: Sean Ongley and Kathleen Dolan drove the project, while Estevan Munoz, Ingrid Horton, Jen Scholten, and Forrest Brennan provided substantial content contributions in supportive roles early in rollout of the publication.
Nobody had the heart to turn this into a clickbait site, or spend hours upon hours seeking business sponsors, and with only one commissioned video project and no ad revenue following a single Indiegogo campaign, the operation ran out of steam.
In 2022, when all were asked if they would be open to seeing Thru Media relaunched with a different vision, Forrest, Estevan, and Ingrid were open to it.
Estevan has relocated to Brooklyn where he is working with Bad Taste Video as an actor, and on his own as a writer, music producer and performer.
Forrest remains in Portland where he operates a production company called Hungry Mantis, specializing in 360 video.
Ingrid continues to work as a graphic designer in Melbourne, Australia.
Sean, founded THRU LLC in Arizona in 2025 and continues leading the effort to build this media brand called THRU. This time without the kind of pressure that is involved with a magazine.