Films In Production
The Winding Stream
The tale of the dynasty at the heart of country music. Starting with the Original Carter Family – A.P., Sara and Maybelle Carter – the film traces the ebb and flow of their influence, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, the marital alliance with roots music legend Johnny Cash and the efforts of present-day family to keep this legacy alive.
ARTCIRQ
200 miles north of the Arctic Circle a group of Canadian Inuit created a circus.
Mirror Of The World
Mirror of the World is the story of the art that defies our differences: Cinema. A vivid journey across China, India, Scotland, and Tunisia weaves together four stories of courage and imagination that form an exploration of cinema’s potential to transcend borders and promote change.
The 14th Victim
Self confessed Boston Strangler- Albert DeSalvo, wrote 33 letters to lead investigator, Phil DiNatale. The 14th Victim explores why DiNatale befriended the man he spent three years of his life hunting and how the fame of the case affected him and his family.
1913 Massacre
A once-thriving mining town in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula is still haunted by the tragic events that inspired Woody Guthrie’s song, 1913 Massacre.
All Of Me
Follows a group of women in Austin, Texas, who have been friends, and fat, for years. Once they were passionately involved in Size Acceptance and the Big Beautiful Woman (BBW) social community. But now, one by one, they are choosing to have the gastric band or gastric bypass weight loss surgery. Losing weight is changing their lives in unexpected ways, setting them each on a journey of self-discovery, forcing them to reckon with who they have been, who they are becoming and who loves them for precisely who they are.
An American Dilemma
This film in production retells the creation of Swedish economist, Gunnar Myrdal’s groundbreaking study, An American Dilemma, and compares Myrdal’s discoveries and findings to the conditions of race relations and social equity in our society today.
An Awakened Heart
An Awakened Heart is a two hour PBS special that explores mysticism in the three Abrahamic faiths. Few who identify as Christians, Jews or Muslims are aware that the ideas and practice of mystical teachings are fundamental to each of their faith traditions. An Awakened Heart brings us into the lives, art, literature and practice of mystics today – and in history.
Another Day In Paradise
An in-depth look at the marginalized sport of alpine snowboarding, Another Day in Paradise focuses on the sacrifices and achievements of 32 year-old Tyler Jewell.
As Nutayunean
A one hour documentary about a remarkable story of cultural revival among the Wapanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts.
“There’s nothing I know of that’s anything like the Wamanoag case.” Noam Chomsky
Atlantic Portals
Currently in post-production– part two of the documentary trilogy; Atlantic Portal emerges from the rubble, literally and figuratively, and returns us to Cape Verde in search of “home.”
August To June
Intimately and exuberantly, this feature length documentary brings us into the lives of 26 third and fourth grade students who still look forward to school! Tom and Amy Valens capture a year in a progressive public school willing to go against current trends in order to teach the whole child.
The Banjo Project
A cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. Narrated by Steve Martin, The Banjo Project documentary brings together contemporary players in all styles—Earl Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal, Ralph Stanley, Abigail Washburn, Mike Seeger, Don Vappie and Cynthia Sayer, among many others—with folklorists, historians, instrument makers and passionate amateurs to tell the story of America’s instrument in all its richness and diversity.
Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful
Her destiny was set two generations before her birth, during the final days of the samurai era. In 1934, at 21 years of age, Keiko Fukuda embarked on a life-long journey, with judo as her vehicle. This path meant giving up marriage, family, and her Japanese citizenship. She has endured war, discrimination, and crossed oceans, to become the highest-ranking woman in judo history.
Before Homosexuals
The prequel to classic Emmy Award-winning Film; BEFORE STONEWALL. This film covers early material that was not available to the producers in the 1980′s due to intense homophobia in the academic and archival worlds.
