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Life During Wartime (2010)

Winner of the Golden Osella Award
Nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
Nominated for Best Film at the Mar del Plata Film Festival

Separated from her incarcerated husband Bill (Hinds), Trish (Janney) is about to be married again. Bill is a pedophile, so Trish couldn’t be more excited to have Harvey (Lerner), a “normal” father figure for her two sons. But when Bill is released from prison and the boys finally meet their future stepdad, the family is forced to decide whether to forgive or to forget. Trish’s sister, the virginal, angelic Joy (Henderson), is also haunted by ghosts of lovers past. On leave from her degenerate husband, Allen (Williams), and her job at a New Jersey correctional facility, Joy unwittingly leaves behind a trail of shame and exposed secrets wherever she goes. In one of the film’s most stylized sequences, the image of Joy walking the dark streets of Miami in her nightgown maintains her innocence against a backdrop of self-affliction and desire.

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Directed by: Todd Solondz
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Peter and Vandy (2009)

Nominated for the 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize

‘Peter and Vandy’ is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy’s romantic beginnings with the twisted, manipulative, regular couple they become. The film explores the question most couples ask themselves… ‘How the hell did we get this way?’

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Directed by: Jay DiPietro
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

The Missing Person (2009)

Winner of the Russian Film Critics Award
Special Mention at the Moscow International Film Festival
Nominated for the Breakthrough Director (Noah Buschel) Award at the Gotham Awards

Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man’s identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing the missing person back to his wife in New York City.

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Directed by: Noah Buschel
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

Bart Got a Room (2009)

Winner of the International Film Guide Award at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

While Danny’s father and mother independently search for love, Danny is on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny’s search becomes progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the school’s biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room as well.

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Directed by: Brian Hecker

Sorry, Thanks (2010)

Reeling from a brutal break-up, Kira (Kenya Miles) sleeps with Max (Wiley Wiggins), a charming but disheveled wreck already committed to long-term girlfriend Sara. Max (no emotional sophisticate) becomes obsessed, mostly with Kira, but vaguely with his curious lack of conscience as well. Kira, fighting to win a job she hates and running aimless romantic loops, faces the precarious double challenge of choosing a next step and charting a course back to sanity. Good luck leading with your heart, when your heart is an utter emotional idiot.

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Directed by: Dia Sokol

Stingray Sam (2009)

A dangerous mission reunites STINGRAY SAM with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid.

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Directed by: Cory McAbee
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

You Won't Miss Me (2010)

Winner of the Gotham Award for “Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You”

A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital

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Directed by: Ry Russo-Young
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DI Online Editor and Colorist: Sandy Patch

Bass Ackwards (2010)

Nominated in the NEXT Category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

A man coming off a disastrous affair with a married woman has a lyrical, strange and comedic cross-country journey in a modified VW bus.

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Directed by: Linas Phillips
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

Howl (2010)

A Sundance dramatic entry about the young Allen Ginsberg finding his voice, the creation of his groundbreaking poem HOWL, and the landmark obscenity trial that followed. Cast includes; James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

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Directed by: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
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Works of Art (2010)

In a sumptuously filmed New York, Art is a struggling actor, running to casting calls during lunch breaks from a boring job. Tired of being typecast and ignored, his friend offers him the acting job of a lifetime. While pretending to be someone else, he runs into the one real thing he has been missing all along.

Works of Art has had the honor to screen at the following festivals:

- 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (World Premiere)
- 5th Disorient Asian American Film Festival Oregon
- 7th BEFILM The Underground Film Festival in NYC
- 26th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Upcoming festivals include:

- 33rd Asian American International Film Festival here in NYC
- 9th Asian Film Festival of Dallas
- 10th New York International Latino Film Festival presented by HBO
- 30th Hawaii International Film Festival

The film has also been screened for Asian Heritage Month at the Borough of Manhattan Community College as well as for the Sulu Series at the Bowery Poetry Club.

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Directed by: Andrew Pang
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DI Colorist: Charles Rokosny
DI Online Editors: Ben Laffin and Joseph Lee

The Virginity Hit (2010)

The Virginity Hit movie reminds the mature moviegoers that when it comes to one of the most important rites of passage in life the very first time remains unforgettable as ever. Produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell the movie looks at the entire fiasco in a different angle by shedding the touch of hilarity to the dreaded situation.

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Directed by: Huck Botko and Andrew Gurlan
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DI Colorist: Will Cox
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I’m Dangerous With Love (2009)

I’M DANGEROUS WITH LOVE is about addiction and rehabilitation, activism and shamanism. Dimitri Mugianis who starts out as the heavily addicted front man for the band Leisure Class ends his long drug and alcohol addiction with an experimental treatment that uses the hallucinogen ibogaine.

African shamans have used ibogaine in their rituals for centuries, but in the U.S. it is a Schedule 1 controlled substance. No longer a drug user, Dimitri illegally takes addicts through the same detox that he says saved his life.

I’M DANGEROUS WITH LOVE is an underground adventure that traces Dimitri’s risky journey as he treats desperate drug users. He is a man of edgy energy going from one addict to the next without stopping to catch his breath. But then one session goes bad in a remote snowed-in Canadian home, and a quiet young man almost dies. Dimitri must decide whether or not to continue his mission. Is it serving the addicts or simply releasing his own demons? Dimitri travels to Gabon, West Africa, to consult with Bwiti shamans, and puts himself through a punishing iboga initiation in search of guidance.

“I’M DANGEROUS WITH LOVE is like a boxer. It’s a powerhouse. Brutally honest, hilarious, incisive, heroic. To capture a character who lives against the odds is one thing. Negroponte doesn’t just go the extra mile to capture story and character – he goes an extra light year and takes the audience with him. Its one of those docs that’s going to walk all over the festival circuit like it fucking owns the place.” -Sheffield Doc/Fest

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Directed by: Michel Negroponte
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Racing Dreams (2010)

Winner of the Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Award

A feature documentary following three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association’s National Pavement Series. Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, these kids chase the National Championship title and take one step closer toward their dream of someday racing in the big show… NASCAR.

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Directed by Marshall Curry
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

The Cove (2009)

Winner of the 2010 OSCAR for Best Documentary Feature category

Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

The Cove has won a multitude of other awards including; Directors Guild of America, Audience Award 2009 Sundance, Cinema Eye Honor winner for Best Feature and many more.

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Directed by: Louie Psihoyos
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

Art, Architecture and Innovation: Celebrating the Guggenheim Museum (2009)

Art, Architecture, and Innovation: Celebrating the Guggenheim Museum documents Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, whose iconic spiral form presented a groundbreaking environment for the exhibition of art when it opened in 1959. This 27-minute documentary film explores the beginnings of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; chronicles the building’s conception, construction, and critical reception; provides thoughtful analysis of Wright’s architecture; and reflects on the museum’s significant presence in New York and the art world through the 21st century.

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Directed by: Thomas L. Piper, David Sampliner, and Rachel Shuman
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (2010)

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a feature documentary about one man’s journey to health during a 60-day juice fast and road trip across the U.S.

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Directed By: Joe Cross

Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh Continent (2009)

This National Geographic-sponsored documentary explored the Antarctic Peninsula by sea kayak, sailboat, foot and small plane, observing the fast changing evolution.

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Directed By: Jon Bowermaster

Murderball (2005)

Nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Feature Category 2006
Best Documentary from the Gotham Awards
Special Mention from the British Film Institute Awards

A film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs – overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

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Directed by: Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro

No End In Sight (2007)

The American Occupation of Iraq – The Inside Story From the Ultimate Insiders

No End In Sight was nominated for an Oscar in 2008, won the NSFC (National Society of Film Critics) Best Non-Fiction Film award, and won the 2007 Sundance Special Jury Prize award >> Read More

Directed By: Charles Ferguson

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010)

2010 Winner of US Best Documentary Editing Award (Penny Falk), Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection: 2010 Sundance, Tribeca (closing night), Seattle International (closing night), and Hot Docs International Film Festivals

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a year long ride with legendary comedian Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life. Peeling away the mask of an iconic comedian and exposing the struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer. The film is an emotionally surprising and revealing portrait of one the most hilarious and long-standing career women ever in the business as she fights tooth and nail to keep her American dream alive.

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Directed by: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg
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DI Colorist: Stewart Griffin
Supervising Colorist: Will Cox

My Perestroika (2010)

Nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

Follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionments of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.

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Directed by: Robin Hessman
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The Tillman Story (2010)

Nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

The story of professional football star and decorated U.S. soldier Pat Tillman, whose family takes on the U.S. government when their beloved son dies in a “friendly fire” incident in Afghanistan in 2004.

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Directed by: Amir Bar-Lev
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DI Colorist: Will Cox

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (2010)

2010 World Premiere SXSW Film Festival
2010 Official Selection: Hot Docs and BFI London Film Festival

Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band the Magnetic Fields.

With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop’s most beloved and influential artists. Both a prolific recording artist and composer of theater and film scores, he performs most famously as the Magnetic Fields, whose 1999 three-disc opus 69 Love Songs is widely considered a masterpiece of traditional songcraft and irresistible synthpop.

Strange Powers explores Merritt’s songwriting and recording process, and focuses on his relationships with his bandmates and longtime manager Claudia Gonson, revealing an artist who has produced one of the most engaging and confounding bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.

In the film: Stephin Merritt, Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, John Woo, Shirley Simms, Daniel Handler, Mike Yesenosky, LD Beghtol, Charles Newman, Alix Merritt, Laura Ballance, Martin Hall, Carrie Brownstein, Peter Gabriel, Drew Daniel, Chris Ewen, Gaylord Fields, Michael Fusco, Neil Gaiman, Dorothy Gonson, Sasha Frere-Jones, Tim Page, Emma Straub, Kenny Mellman, Ann Powers, Kurt Reighley, Sarah Silverman, Cyndi Stivers, and Irving Berlin the chihuahua. Audio appearances by Monica Lynch, Chelsey Johnson and Irwin Chusid.

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Directed by: Kerthy Fix, Gail O’Hara, and Alan Oxman
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DI Colorist: Stewart Griffin

American Mystic (2010)

2010 Tribeca Film Festival World Documentary Feature Competition Entry

Set against a vivid backdrop of bucolic rural landscapes, American Mystic weaves together the stories of three young Americans exploring alternative religion. Chuck is a Native American sundancer and new father striving to balance his religious practice and family responsibilities in the South Dakota badlands; Morpheus is a pagan priestess who finds spirituality in the earthy terrain of California mining country; and Kublai explores Spiritualism in upstate New York, a modern incarnation of the area’s storied history of religious revivalism.

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Directed by: Alex Mar
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DI Colorist: Charlie Rokosny

Missed Connections (2010)

A 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Shorts in Competition: Documentary

Once found on the back pages of local papers, “Missed Connections” is a forum on Craigslist where those who regret their timidity make appeals to the Ones Who Got Away. This documentary short peers inside these popular online messages-in-a-bottle, asking whether love lost can be found again?

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Directed by: Mary Robertson
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Sons of Perdition (2010)

2010 Tribeca Film Festival World Documentary Feature Competition Entry

“There are no monogamists in heaven,” proclaims Warren Jeffs, the notorious (and now incarcerated) leader and “prophet” of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For decades, the church’s followers have practiced polygamy, believing dozens of young wives and scores of children bring them closer to God, but as Jeffs’ cultish influence over the community grows, they soon find themselves sacrificing their freedom of thought.

But what was life like in the sheltered world the Jeffs created? What does it mean if you leave? For a group of teenage boys, the desire for autonomy means banishment from their homes and families.

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Directed by: Tyler Measom, Jennilyn Merten
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DI Colorist: Stewart Griffin

Camp Victory, Afghanistan (2010)

Featured in Time Out New York’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival catalogue

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Camp Victory, Afghanistan is a verité documentary that tells the story of several U.S. National Guardsmen stationed in Herat, Afghanistan and the Afghan officers assigned as their mentees. These Americans along with a band of Afghans have been given the enormous task of building the 207th Corps of the nascent Afghan National Army into an institution capable of providing security, stability, peace and justice to a tattered, volatile nation. Although the United States has poured military aid into Afghanistan, money alone does not produce an army; people do. And these Afghans and Americans have more in common than anyone would expect. With lives on the line and the military budget ballooning, can a modern Afghan army be created when 80% of the enlistees are illiterate; all are impoverished; the weaponry is second rate; and the enemy is elusive, dangerous, and lawless?

Using nearly 300 hours of verité footage shot between 2005 and 2008, Camp Victory, Afghanistan, directed by Carol Dysinger, is the first film to examine the reality of building a functioning Afghan military—the initial critical step toward bringing stability and peace to Afghanistan.

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Directed by: Carol Dysinger
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Inside Job (2010)

2011 BEST DOCUMENTARY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
2010 Best Documentary Feature, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2010 Best Documentary, Gotham Independent Film Awards
2010 Best Documentary Film, Las Vegas Film Critics Society
2010 Best Documentary, Online Film Critics Society Awards
2010 Best Documentary Feature, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2010 Best Documentary Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Documentary, Directors Guild of America Awards
2010 Special Screenings Selection, Festival de Cannes

The global financial meltdown of 2008 resulted in millions of people losing jobs and homes. It had something to do with brokerage firms, banks, lending companies. That’s about all most of us know and comprehends, but this Sony Pictures Classics release documents the criminal fraud and greed of the financial services industry. Most impressively, it makes it understandable to those of us who don’t know much at all about economics.

“Inside Job” presents a stunning array of interviews with a broad range of participants and commentators: hedge fund managers, business-school faculty, Justice Department officials, Federal Reserve chairmen, Congressmen and even a Wall Street “Madam.” However, “Inside Job” is no talking-heads drone. It’s a lively, droll and acidic shakedown of the insiders who perpetrated this crisis.

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Produced, Written, & Directed by: Charles Ferguson
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Post Production Supervisor: Alan Oxman
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DI Online Editor: Joseph Lee
DI Producer: Caitlin Tartaro

Circo (2011)

2011 Best Documentary, Malaga International Film Festival
2011 Prix Lyceen De Documentaire, Tolouse Cinelatino Film Festival
2011 Special Jury Mention, Guadalajara International Film Festival
2010 Best Documentary, Hamptons International Film Festival
2010 Official Selection, BFI London Film Festival
2010 World Premiere, Los Angeles Film Festival

Set within a century-old traveling circus, CIRCO (directed by Aaron Schock) is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict that threatens this once vibrant family tradition. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents’ circus to success and corrals the energy of his whole family, including his four young children, towards this singular goal. But his wive Ivonne is determined to make a change. Feeling exploited by her in-laws, she longs to return to her kids a childhood lost to laboring in the circus.

Filmed along the backroads of rural Mexico, this cinematic road movie opens the viewer to the luminous world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance. Through an intricately woven story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, CIRCO asks: To whom and to what should we ultimately owe our allegiances?

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Directed by: Aaron Schock
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DI Colorist: Will Cox
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SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories (2010)

Everywhere you look in Southern Louisiana (SoLa) there’s water – bayous, swamps, the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico. And everyone in Cajun Country has a water story, or two or three. SoLa’s waterways are also home to the biggest economies in Louisiana – a $70 billion a year oil and gas industry and a $2.4 billion a year fishing business. Both are in the midst of sizable change.

Southern Louisiana has historically had a legion of insidious polluters. At the same time, SoLa has one of America’s most vital and unique cultures; if everyone who lives there has a water story they can also most likely play the accordion, dance, cook an etouffe and hunt and fish. Louisiana has long been known as both one of our most original and simultane- ously most politically corrupt states. One legacy of that corruption is a handful of environmental problems that has turned Louisiana into America’s toilet bowl:

A Dead Zone – the size of New Jersey – that grows each year in the Gulf of Mexico thanks to farming fertilizers sent down from 31 states to the north.
Small Fishermen, squeezed out of business by a variety of pollutions, high fuel prices and international competition.
Cypress Forests that once stood as a barrier between hurricanes and humans have been clear-cut for garden mulch and profit.
Coastal Erosion: thanks to man’s failed attempt to reign the Mississippi River, the state loses 25 square miles of coastline each year.
Cancer Alley: An 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River has been turned over to the petrochemical industry. The risks are great.
Toxic Waste: Decades of exploration for oil and natural gas has cut 10,000 miles of channels through the wetlands and left a wake of toxic waste in Louisiana’s waters.
Oil Spills have long been business as usual in Louisiana, crowned by the ongoing BP nightmare which has focused attention on the region as our worst ecologic disaster escalates.

In SOLA, LOUISIANA WATER STORIES, we meet some of the most unique individuals working on each of the issues, giving voice and humanity to these man-made messes. The one-hour documentary cap- tures what is most at risk environmental- ly as we continue to take the Gulf coast state for granted, while simultaneously reminding us of the culture that binds the region. If these voices are not heard, too soon what remains will all disappear, drowned by pollution, erosion, storms and man’s neglect.

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Directed by: Jon Bowermaster
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DI Colorist: Stewart Griffin
DI Online Editor: Joseph Lee

The Naturalized (2010)

THE NATURALIZED, a feature documentary about “Americans by Choice” which premiered on the History Channel in December 2010, weaves together the lives of different people from different countries who all share a quest for American citizenship by choice, not birthright. This documentary travels from a citizenship class in San Jose to a naturalization ceremony in Iraq. Along the way, there’s unprecedented access to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, revealing the complex process up-close, including a marriage interview and the one-on-one Citizenship Exam. How many amendments are in the Constitution? To become American, not knowing is not an option.

Contemporary stories of struggle and success are combined with insightful interviews from notable naturalized citizens like Fareed Zakaria, Alan Cumming, David Rakoff and Isabel Allende. THE NATURALIZED was directed by Emmy® award-winning documentary filmmaker Aaron Lubarsky and produced by Flicker Flacker Films, in association with Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions and A&E IndieFilms. Flicker Flacker Films is a Brooklyn-based production company specializing in documentary film and television production. Aaron Lubarsky co-directed and edited the HBO documentary JOURNEYS WITH GEORGE and the duPont award-winning documentary SEOUL TRAIN.

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Directed by: Aaron Lubarsky
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Finishing Heaven (2008)

Nominated for a 2010 Emmy in the Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming category
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“Finishing Heaven” follows director Robert Feinberg as he struggles to complete the film he began nearly four decades ago.

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Directed by: Mark Mann
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DI Colorist: Charlie Rokosny

Pressure Cooker (2008)

Nominated for a 2010 EMMY Award – Exceptional Merit in Non-Fiction Filmmaking
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“Pressure Cooker” follows the lives of Philadelphia high school students competing to win culinary arts scholarships.

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Directed by: Mark Becker, Jennifer Grausman
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Colony (2009)

The unexplainable phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder has left landscapes of empty beehives all across America, threatening not only the beekeeping industry but our food supply.

As scientists and beekeepers search for the cause, Colony captures the struggle within the beekeeping community to save the honeybee and themselves.

Colony documents a time of unprecedented crisis in the world of the honeybee through the eyes of both veteran beekeeper, David Mendes, and Lance and Victor Seppi, two young brothers getting into beekeeping when most are getting out. As Mendes tries to save the nation’s collapsing hives, the Seppi’s try to keep their business alive amidst a collapsing economy.

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Directed by: Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell
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DI Colorist: Stewart Griffin

Burma Soldier (2011)

2011 Official Selection, Sheffield Doc/Fest
2010 Development Funding Award, Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
2010 Post Production Funding Award, Cinereach

BURMA SOLDIER tells the unforgettable story of a former junta member and Burmese soldier who risks everything to become a pro-democracy activist.

BURMA SOLDIER provides a rare glimpse of a brutal dictatorship seen through the eyes of a courageous former soldier who, quite literally, swapped sides. The documentary will offer an exclusive and rare perspective, from inside the heart and mind of a former Burmese soldier who lays bare an understanding of a brutral regime and the political and psychological power of the junta over this country.

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Directed by: Nic Dunlop, Annie Sundberg, and Ricki Stern
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Striking a Chord (2010)

2010 Honorable Mention, Bayou City International Film Festival

The impetus for making Striking a Chord is our growing awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and its devastating effects. As director Susan Cohn Rockefeller researched the project, she realized how little civilians actually know about the demands made on soldiers stationed in combat zones.

Striking a Chord brings the audience right into the army bases in Iraq. The film shows the boredom and isolation, the effect of repeated deployments, and the need to create experiences that bring the troops some consolation. Long lines of soldiers waiting to speak with Nell Bryden and the band after every concert attest to the effect of the music on the troops. Their fervent applause and heartfelt comments show how deeply they respond to the concerts.

Inter-cut with uplifting and moving scenes of Nell’s performances and talks with the soldiers are interviews with a psychiatrist who discusses how music addresses PTSD, promoting relaxation, expression of feelings and healing invisible battle scars.

Most importantly, Striking a Chord reminds us that when our soldiers return home, they need special care and attention. PTSD is a disorder which many veterans are ashamed to speak about, yet it’s all too common. As the film shows, music can provide a way to begin the healing process.

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Directed by: Susan Cohn Rockefeller
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Tibet in Song (2009)

Tibet in Song is both a celebration of traditional Tibetan folk music and a harrowing journey into the past fifty years of cultural repression inside Chinese controlled Tibet. Director and former Tibetan political prisoner, Ngawang Choephel, weaves a story of beauty, pain, brutality and resilience, introducing Tibet to the world in a way never before seen on film.

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Directed by: Ngawang Choephel
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Buck (2011)

2011 Audience Award for Best Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
*2011 Official Selection: Sundance, SXSW, True/False, and Full Frame Film Festivals

“The Horse Whisperer” may be the stuff of Hollywood legend but the cowboy who inspired the novel and film is very real. Buck Brannaman – master horseman, raconteur and philosopher – is a no-excuses cowboy who travels the world sharing a hard-won wisdom that’s often more about human relationships than about horses.

BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning feature documentary, follows Brannaman from a severely abusive and painful childhood to his inspiring work as a teacher. He possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. Plucked from a terrifying childhood, Buck found a safe haven when he was sent to a loving foster family. There he learned the life lessons that he would later apply to his teaching — rejecting the use of fear, cruelty and intimidation and instead creating bonds of trust, tolerance and empathy. He often compares redirecting the minds and energy of troubled horses with the trials of raising children.

The astonishing strength of character that helped Buck transcend the darkness of his past is poignantly reflected in his loving relationship with his daughter Reata, who has clearly inherited the riding and roping talents of her dad. But Buck is often away from his family and travels alone in his horse trailer from clinic to sold-out clinic all across the country, dealing with fractious horses and, frequently, fractious humans. As Buck says, “Often instead of helping people with horse problems, I’m helping horses with people problems.”

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Hell and Back Again (2011)

2011 World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
2011 World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival

What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home – injured physically and psychologically – and build a life anew? HELL AND BACK AGAIN is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve.

In this groundbreaking work of cinema, two overlapping narratives are brilliantly intercut – the life of a Marine at war on the front, and the life of the same Marine in recovery at home – creating both a dreamlike quality and a strikingly realistic depiction of how Marines experience this war.

The story follows the US Marines Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as they launch a major assault on a Taliban stronghold in Southern Afghanistan. Within hours of being dropped deep behind enemy lines, Sergeant Nathan Harris’s unit is attacked from all sides. Cut off and surrounded, the Marines fight a ghostlike enemy and experience immense hostility from displaced villagers. Frustration grows on both sides, as any common ground, or success, seems elusive.

The parallel story begins with Sergeant Harris’s return home to his wife in the US, after he is severely injured. He’s in terrible physical pain, and becomes addicted to his pain medication. But his psychological pain may be worse, as he attempts to reconcile the immense gulf between his experiences at war, and the terrifying normalcy of life at home. These two stories intertwine to communicate both the extraordinary drama of war and the no less shocking experience of returning home, as a whole generation of Marines struggles to find an identity in a country that prefers to be indifferent.

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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)

2011 Documentary Editing Award, Sundance Film Festival

In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front— a group the
FBI has called America’s “number one domestic terrorism threat.”

For years, the ELF—operating in separate anonymous cells without any central leadership—had launched spectacular arsons against dozens of businesses they accused of destroying the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild horse slaughterhouses, and a $12 million ski lodge at Vail, Colorado.

With the arrest of Daniel and thirteen others, the government had cracked what was probably the largest ELF cell in America and brought down the group responsible for the very first ELF arsons in this country.

IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT tells the
remarkable story of the rise and fall of this ELF cell, by focusing on the transformation
and radicalization of one of its members.

Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thrilller, the film interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to his involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.

Drawing from striking archival footage — much of it never before seen — and intimate interviews with ELF members, and with the prosecutor and detective who were chasing them, IF A TREE FALLS explores the tumultuous period from 1995 until early 2001 when environmentalists were clashing with timber companies and law enforcement, and the word “terrorism” had not yet been altered by 9/11.

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The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011)

2011 Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival

THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED tells the story of Joshua Milton Blahyi – aka General Butt Naked – a brutal warlord who has reinvented himself as a Christian evangelist. Dubbed “General Butt Naked” for fighting with nothing more than an AK-47 and a pair of leather shoes, Blahyi believed he possessed supernatural powers that made him impervious to bullets. The General and his army of child soldiers are said to have killed thousands during Liberia’s horrific 14-year civil war.

Following a dramatic conversion to Christianity, the General abruptly laid down his weapons in 1996, leaving the war at the height of his power.

Today, the General has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as evangelist Joshua Milton Blahyi. In a riveting documentary portrait that unfolds over the course of five years, the film follows Joshua’s crusade to redeem his past. We witness a man facing those he once terrorized, preaching where he once murdered, and attempting to rebuild the shattered lives of those he commanded during the war.

At every turn, THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED challenges our preconceived ideas about the nature of evil, justice, forgiveness, and faith. It is the story of one man’s journey, but it resonates with anyone who has ever questioned their own tolerance for personal reinvention. The film challenges viewers to ask important questions about both the power and the limits of forgiveness in a nation searching for healing and justice. Whatever you make of him – liar or madman, charlatan or genuine repentant – you will never meet another character as morally complex, as repulsive and endearing as Joshua Milton Blahyi, General Butt Naked.

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William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)

In William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. In the 1960s and 70s, Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed “Chicago 8” activists who protested the Vietnam War. When the inmates took over Attica prison, or when the American Indian Movement stood up to the federal government at Wounded Knee, they asked Kunstler to be their lawyer.

To his daughters, it seemed that he was at the center of everything important that had ever happened. But when they were growing up, Kunstler represented some of the most reviled members of society, including rapists and assassins. This powerful film not only recounts the historic causes that Kunstler fought for; it also reveals a man that even his own daughters did not always understand, a man who risked public outrage and the safety of his family so that justice could serve all.

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Reporter (2009)

REPORTER is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof’s pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. But REPORTER has a second agenda. By tracking a newsman, we track his news.
In the summer of 2007, Kristof traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shine his light into the darkest pockets of conflict and poverty. On this trip, Kristof brought with him two young Americans, a student and a teacher. Their reflections of the heart-wrenching journey were posted alongside Kristof’s bi-weekly columns.

Congo is a country in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. To date, 5.4 million people have been killed in Congo over the last decade. The core reason—instability. This is Kristof’s charge—to put Congo on the international agenda.

The Dungeon Masters (2008)

An evil drow-elf is displaced by Hurricane Katrina. A sanitation worker lures friends into a Sphere of Annihilation. A failed supervillain starts a cable access show involving ninjas, puppets, and a cooking segment. These are the characters, real and imagined, of The Dungeon Masters: Against the backdrop of crumbling middle-class America, two men and one woman devote their lives to Dungeons and Dragons, the storied role-playing game, and its various descendants. As their baroque fantasies clash with mundane real lives, the characters find it increasingly difficult to allay their fear, loneliness, and disappointment with the game’s imaginary triumphs. Soon the true heroic act of each character’s real life emerges, and the film follows each as he or she summons the courage to face it. Along the way, The Dungeon Masters reimagines the tropes of classic heroic cinema, creating an intimate portrait of minor struggles and triumphs writ large.

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21 Below (2009)

21 BELOW is the story of a young woman going home to face family wounds that she had hoped to escape. Sharon, who now lives outside of New York City, is pregnant with her first child when she learns that the 14 month old daughter of her younger sister is dying from a rare genetic disease. It’s then she realizes that she can’t start a family of her own until she tries to help the family she’s left behind.

But back in Buffalo, Sharon discovers that the family feuds she hopes to alleviate could just as easily destroy her. Her youngest sister Karen, 21, is pregnant with her third child, and has a daughter, Maya, with only months to live. Their mother, Peggy is so hurt by Karen’s life choices that every gesture of help turns into a fight. It’s near impossible for her to accept Courtney, the 29 year old African-American former gang member who’s the father of Karen’s expected child. Can the family find some common ground before the damage is irreparable and they splinter forever? Can Maya’s tragic circumstances bring some perspective to a seemingly hopeless situation?

Shot in Cinema Vérité style, against the once industrial urban landscape of Buffalo, 21 BELOW captures the real ‘real life’ of an American family in crisis. Angry, complex and at times funny, the story unfolds as a compassionate portrait of a family coming apart and the compromises required for reconciliation.

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Soul Power (2008)

Directed by Jeff Levy-Hinte, SOUL POWER is about the Zaire ’74 music festival which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was created from the extensive outtakes that remained after making WHEN WE WERE KINGS, which documented the epic title fight, but relegated the music festival to a small supporting role. The outtakes have remained vaulted for over 35 years, until now. The film was ultimately edited down from over 125 hours worth of footage.

Lensed primarily by celebrated cinematographers Albert Maysles, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin Keating, and Roderick Young, SOUL POWER finally provides today’s audience the opportunity to experience this historic musical event in all of its magnificent, filmed glory.

Performers in the film include such luminaries as James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, and Sister Sledge among others.

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Labor Day (2009)

The 2008 Presidential Campaign was an extraordinary moment in U.S. history not only because of the race and gender of the candidates but also because of the passions they inspired. Millions of American and hundreds of organizations became actively engaged in the democratic process of choosing they next president. LABOR DAY, a feature documentary directed by two-time Oscar Nominee, Glenn Silber, tells the story of one of them, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s fastest growing labor union with more than 2 millions members. LABOR DAY shows what one union, thousands of activists, and a passion for change did to turn Election Day into Labor Day.

A Matter of Taste: Serving up Paul Liebrandt (2010)

What do chocolate covered scallops, beer and truffle soup, and espuma of calf’s brains and fois gras have in common? They are the gastronomic creations of Chef Paul Liebrandt – a Pablo Picasso of modern haute cuisine. He is a culinary artist so innovative even the hardened New York Times food critic William Grimes describes Liebrandt as “a pianist who seems to have found a couple of dozen extra keys.” In 2000, while at Atlas restaurant, Paul Liebrandt became the youngest chef to receive three stars from the New York Times. He was 24. Liebrandt spent the next eight years trying to repeat his success as the appetite for haute cuisine dwindled in post 9/11 New York City. Adding perspective and expertise to this playful film are New York Times critic Frank Bruni as well as chefs Thomas Keller (Per Se, NY) and Grant Atchez (Alinea, Chicago). A MATTER OF TASTE explores the complicated relationships between food critics, chefs, and owners as it tells the brilliant story of one chef’s unwavering creativity and ambitious climb.

Bass Ackwards (2010)

Yes, in Bass Ackwards, a man drives a ’76 Volkswagen van across America. No, the film isn’t mired with the tired mechanics of a typical “road movie.” This utterly original, lyrical, and visually exciting adventure has such a light touch that it quietly sneaks up and tugs you into an overpowering appreciation of being human.

When humble Linas, kicked off of his friend’s couch and spurned by his lover, finds a forgotten van on a llama farm outside Seattle, he begins lurching east with nothing to lose. Slowly, the road eases him out of his relentless longing and into the moment. As his encounters with enigmatic characters take on subtly transcendent qualities, his shame and discomfort at being alone gradually give way to self-acceptance and connection. The dented, off-kilter vehicle, which valiantly, amazingly endures the journey, becomes a colorful metaphor for the human condition—our tenacity and hopefulness always tinged with imperfection.

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Who Does She Think She Is? (2008)

2008 Official Selection: Santa Monica, Philadelphia Independent, New Hampshire, St. Louis International, and La Femme Film Festivals
2008 Best Documentary Savannah and Baltimore Women’s Film Festivals
2008 Best in Show Colony Film Festival

In a half-changed world, women are often forced to choose: Mothering or working? Your children’s wellbeing or your own own? Responsibility or self expression? Who Does She Think She Is?, a documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll, features five fierce women who refuse to choose. Through their lives, we explore some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. Along the way, the film invites us to consider both ancient legacies of women worshipped as cultural muses and more modern times where most people can’t even name a handful of female artists. In the end, the diverse women in the film demonstrate that our creativity and our caregiving are not mutually exclusive, but deeply connected. In fact, their co-existence might just be the key to finishing the job.

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The Last Mountain (2011)

2011 Official Selection Sundance Film Festival, Full Frame Film Festival

In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social status, economic background or where they live. It is a battle that has taken many lives and continues to do so the longer it is waged. It is a battle over protecting our health and environment from the destructive power of Big Coal.

The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle to balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that concern greater than in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where a small but passionate group of ordinary citizens are trying to stop Big Coal corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal.

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Hot Coffee (2011)

2011 Official Selection: Sundance, Gasparilla International, Sarasota, Ashland Independent, Full Frame, San Francisco International Film Festivals, Independent Film Festival Boston, Hot Docs

The civil justice system has been under heavy attack for over 25 years.

Despite the fact that federal legislation has never been successful, big business interests have won in the hearts and minds of average people. They launched a public relations campaign starting in the mid-80’s and continuing over the last two decades to convince the public that we have out of control juries, too many frivolous lawsuits and a civil justice system that needs reforming. They have used anecdotes, half-truths and sometimes out and out lies in their efforts, for one purpose – to put limits on people’s access to the court system, the one and only place where an average citizen can go toe to toe with those with money and power and still have a shot at justice.

Because of the success of the public relations campaigns, paid for by tobacco, pharmaceutical and insurance companies, to name a few, our civil justice system is not impartial. Jurors have been led to believe that a large verdict will affect their pocketbooks. Voters believe that we have a court system out of control that needs reforming. Although there are consumer advocacy groups who have attempted to set the story straight, there has yet to be enough money to launch the kind of public relations campaign for consumers that can even begin to combat and challenge the public relations campaigns of pro-business and tort reform groups. Over the last few years, however, documentary films and independent film festivals have become a vehicle for alternative ideas to get a public forum.

Because almost everyone has heard about the McDonald’s coffee case, and most people believe they know what it’s about, this project has a fascination for people. Of course, we go much further into the debate than just the McDonald’s coffee case, but the case is a vehicle for people to think about their long held beliefs and whether they are valid. We think this movie has the potential, with the right funding and effort, to really change the way people think about our civil justice system and access to the courts.

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The Greater Good (2011)

2011 Official Selection Dallas International, Arizona International, Davis Film Festivals

THE GREATER GOOD is a character-driven documentary that explores the cultural intersections where parenting meets modern medicine and individual rights collide with politics. The film offers parents, doctors and policy makers a safe space to speak openly, actively listen and to learn from one another. Mixing verité footage, intimate interviews, 1950s-era government-produced movies and up-to-date TV news reporting, THE GREATER GOOD weaves together the stories of families whose lives have been forever changed by vaccination.

“A new documentary about childhood immunizations, The Greater Good could intensify debate around the potential dangers of vaccines.” – The Wall Street Journal

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Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times (2011)

2011 Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival

Andrew Rossi’s riveting documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was acquired by Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media for theatrical release June 24. In the tradition of great fly-on-the-wall documentaries, the film deftly gains unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the transformation of the media industry at its time of greatest turmoil. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango and the salty but brilliant David Carr track print journalism’s metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent, while their editors and publishers grapple with up-to-the-minute issues like controversial new sources and the implications of an online pay-wall. Meanwhile, rigorous journalism is thriving—Page One gives us an up-close look at the vibrant cross-cubicle debates and collaborations, tenacious jockeying for on-record quotes, and skillful page-one pitching that brings the most venerable newspaper in America to fruition each and every day.

Anatomy of a Closet, Ovation TV (2009)

Fashion Documentary Pilot for Ovation TV.

Even though you may not think about it much, your closet contains a short history of modern fashion. ANATOMY OF A CLOSET counts down 10 style icons that are found in our closets, drawers and vanities. It explores the history of these icons, including their origins and evolution, the cultural trends and celebrity associations that have made them so popular and enduring, and the pitfalls that go along with wearing some of them.

MysteryQuest, History Channel series (2009)

MysteryQuest dispatches teams of experts throughout the world to try to solve some of mankind’s strangest and most persistent mysteries. Top experts in their fields launch expeditions to gather evidence in mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle, the Zodiac serial killer, and Atlantis. A science team then conducts a forensic examination of the evidence using the latest technologies. Each episode presents a thorough step-by-step investigation of the mystery and by the end the teams reveal results that in some cases just may re-write history.

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National Geographic's Most Incredible Photos: Afghan Warrior, NatGeo (2009)

Reza Deghati is famous for his images of Afghanistan and its people and this NatGeo Special takes you through war-torn Afghanistan as Reza returns the scene of his famous photo.

2012 Apocalypse, Discovery Channel Special (2009)

Doomsday fanatics believe that a lost civilization predicted our fate more than 1,000 years ago – that the world will come to an end on 21st December 2012. They claim that fire will pour down from the skies and the oceans will rise up and swallow the land. They are adamant destruction on this date is certain, and evidence confirming our impending doom can be found in ancient calendars and the movements of the stars and planets. ‘2012 Apocalypse’ investigates these plausible planetary disasters and whether or not they determine if the end of life on Earth really is lurking just around the corner.

Cook County Jail, Discovery Channel Miniseries (2009)

For the first time, Cook County Jail opens its doors to reveal the violent and unpredictable world of prison life. Just miles from the centre of Chicago, the complex houses nearly 10,000 inmates and is located in a neighbourhood famous for its gangs. Although some of the criminals are accused of terrible and shocking crimes they still continue this dangerous lifestyle on the inside. Every day is a battle for control between officers maintaining order, and gang members going against the system. When cells become over crowded the inmates become aggressive and violence can break out at any moment. With unprecedented access, viewers will learn what really happens behind these walls of America’s largest single-site jail.

Hard Time, National Geographic (2009 -)

Hard Time follows one year inside a Georgia maximum security prison. With unparalleled access and depth, this six-hour series gets up close to the lives of inmates and officers living in a hidden world behind bars. With over 300 hours of footage, our cameras were witness to the entire range of life in prison — from escapes to very personal transformations.

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Home for the Holidays, HGTV (2008)

Go Home for the Holidays with your favorite HGTV talent. From time saving tips, to festive how-to’s, to Candice Olson’s ultimate holiday challenge, load up on advice to help make the most of your holiday season. It’s time to get up close and personal to see how your favorite designers are celebrating this holiday season. The holidays are about tradition, and the HGTV family would like to share some of their most cherished ones with you. Tune in for all the advice, tips, traditions, and of course homes with HGTV’s Home for the Holidays.

Naked Science - Surviving Ancient Alaska, National Geographic (2009)

Prehistoric Alaska was a punishing, raw and frigid obstacle course. Living on this ancient, unforgiving terrain was a monumental task. A Naked Science Series for National Geographic Channel.

Archaeologists in Alaska have uncovered startling evidence of ancient hunter-gatherers who colonized North America some 14,000 years ago. At Denali National Park, excavators found stone tools, weapons, bone fragments and hundreds of artifacts. Then, in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, melting glaciers have exposed perfectly preserved human remains and prehistoric weapons. Who were these ancient people, and how did they survive the harsh Alaskan wilderness?

The Electric Company, PBS (2009)

Winner of 5 Emmy Awards

Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street¸ is also behind the hit show The Electric Company. The series is designed to combat the literacy crisis facing America’s six-to-nine year-olds

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Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin, Smithsonian HD (2010)

In 1950, he led five hundred Marines through a blizzard to save eight thousand more from certain capture. But his greatest victory may have been changing the way our country regards Asian Americans. Meet Lt. Chew-Een Lee, whose patriotism and bravery ushered in a new era in the Marines…and in America. (Special thanks to the City and County of San Francisco)

US Marshals: Operation Falcon, Discovery Channel (2009)

Every year, the US Marshals undertake a massive fugitive hunt across the country. For one week, they hunt as many as 30,000 felons, focusing on the worst of the worst. We follow three teams — in DC, New Orleans, and Miami — as they knock down doors, follow up leads, and arrest hundreds of criminals…all in one grueling week.

Clash of the Gods, History Channel (2009)

Television Series by KPI TV for the History Channel; The truth behind the Myths.

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The Uprising, Animal Planet Special (Aug. 2010)

Animal Planet explores the possibility of an animal uprising with dramatic reenactments, first hand accounts and commentary by animal experts. THE UPRISING features surprising examples and emerging patterns of animal aggression and asks the question – is the animal kingdom out for blood? Narrated by Richard Belzer, THE UPRISING closely examines cases involving fatal interactions between animals and humans. From feral dogs to cougars, coyotes to pythons, monkeys to elephants – creatures big and small are making a deadly impact on human life. Even the traditionally amenable appear to be turning on man like never before.

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Our America with Lisa Ling, OWN (2011 -)

Lisa Ling investigates the world around us as we’ve never seen it before. In this series, she takes viewers into hidden realms within our borders and to the front lines of today’s issues.

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Unbroke: What You Need to Know About Money, ABC (2009)

A breezy primer on personal finance covers such topics as credit cards, mortgages, investing and 401(k) plans. “Good Morning America” financial contributor Mellody Hobson is joined by Will Smith, the Jonas Brothers, Seth Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Slater, Rosario Dawson, Cedric the Entertainer, Oscar the Grouch of “Sesame Street” and E*Trade’s talking babies.

Delocated, Adult Swim on Cartoon Network (2009)

Delocated is a comedy show on Adult Swim. A family in the witness protection program is relocated to New York city and given their own reality show. They try to live their anonymous lives on camera while trying to avoid being murdered by the Russian mob.