Films In Production
The Bridge Project
The Bridge Project provides support for media projects made by and about Gulf Coast communities working on issues of cultural survival, environmental justice and sustainable development. In collaboration with local media makers, grassroots leaders and groups will create media projects to share our stories, support our work and advance our common goals.
Cause
Vigilante or Guardian? Terrorist or Hero? Savior or Brainwashed Nut? Whatever you think about these four Americans who have dedicated themselves twenty-four-seven to a cause, the one thing you won’t call them is uncommitted.
Citizens Not Subjects!
For 40 years, the city of Memphis was held in the grip of the less than benevolent despot Edward Hull Crump. Beneath the well kept streets of the City of Good Abode lay the seamier side of bought votes and swift retaliation against anyone who questioned the status quo.
East LA Interchange
While many communities in the United States are struggling with issues of multiculturalism and diversity, Boyle Heights, the oldest neighborhood in East Los Angeles, has a 40-year history as a successful multiethnic community.
Electoral Dysfunction
Currently in post-production and intended for theatrical release and national television broadcast in 2010. Why does America have 13,000 voting districts, each with its own separate and unequal set of rules? Where is the Electoral College—and does it have a winning football team? And why is the right to vote guaranteed by Iraq’s constitution but nowhere to be found in the Constitution of the greatest democracy on earth?
The Eye of the Earth
A one-hour film which explores the continuing influence of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) on contemporary authors, artists, naturalists, and political activists.
Faces In The Rocks
After the death of his grandmother, filmmaker Randy M. Salo returns to his hometown in rural South Carolina to find that his grandfather has turned his house into a museum dedicated to proving the existence of a race of ancient hi-tech reptiles on Earth.
The Faithful
A feature length documentary exploring the enduring phenomenons of pop-icons Elvis Presley, Pope John Paul II, and Princess Diana. Over the course of a decade, the filmmaker journeys with fans and faithful on their pilgrimages to Graceland, Kensington Palace, and the Vatican.
The Field
The story of a few of the many people affected by development of the Abraham Lincoln National Airport outside of Chicago, Illinois and how the issues surrounding this airport are many of the issues confronting America as a whole. Addressing property rights, urban sprawl, and the relationship between government and its citizenry.
Flint Hills: Meditations From A Kansas Prairie
Author William Least Heat-Moon reunites with the people and land of tallgrass prairie and discovers one of America’s most environmentally advanced communities.
From Within, Without
A film about Homeopathy; a mysterious and controversial medical system. The film follows people going through homeopathic treatment for physical, mental and emotional conditions including an explanation of homeopathy– its philosophy, science, controversy, and rich history– and a portrait of the founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
Gerda’s Lieutenant
A remarkable true story of love, loss and survival; an innovative work for the stage based on the life and love letters of the 85-year-old Gerda Weissman Klein and her late husband Kurt Klein, the American soldier who liberated Gerda after six years under Nazi rule. The play is being developed under the direction of Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project.)
The Ghost Army
The little known story of one of the most bizarre missions of World War II: A hand-picked group of GIs’ using inflatable tanks and sound effects records to deceive the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. Even they had to wonder: would it work?
Green Shall Overcome
Green Shall Overcome is a feature length documentary about Van Jones and the clean energy movement. Our film takes an in-depth look at Jones’ life and his efforts to build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
Lester Lives
The mission of this film is to present and preserve Lester Young’s legacy by rediscovering and interpreting his life through the lens of American culture. To inform a new generation who knows little of this time and the musicians who played jazz on the front lines of a battlefield that still burns.
The Life & Legend of Lenny Breau
An intimate look into the troubled life and musical genius of jazz guitar legend Lenny Breau. The film examines his tumultuous history and investigates the still unsolved murder of the musician many considered the greatest guitar player in the world.
Light Years
Profiles three older adults sculpting their lives with creativity and a knack for reinvention. With wisdom, humor, and a few surprises, LIGHT YEARS challenges our misconceptions about aging, focusing instead on renewed potential and the power of creativity to enrich the art of living.
Made In India
US Premiere this October 1st – 3d. Woodstock Film Festival (NY).
Made in India will screen in the Documentary competition section.
