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America and Lewis Hine
Co-Producer
event1984 star_border 6
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Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working conditions in American factories and mines, especially the abuse and exploitation of children by their employers. Later, he became the official photographer for the construction of the Empire State Building.
Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League’s New York
Director
event2012
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Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York, narrated by Campbell Scott, chronicles the life and times of the Photo League, a legendary organization of amateur and professional photographers that flourished in New York between 1936 and 1951.
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Director
event1992 star_border 5
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An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front.
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
Producer
event1994 star_border 5.2
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If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.
In the Name of Democracy
Director
event2009
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The first officer in the United States Army to refuse deployment to Iraq on moral grounds, and attempts to clarify the issues that prompted Lt. Watada to choose the course he did in order to protest an immoral and, to him, unconstitutional war.
Jimi and Sly: The Skin I'm In
Director
event2000
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A feature documentary about the music of Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone featuring Rose and Freddie Stone, Sly Stone's mother, and band members Cynthia, Jerry, Larry, Gregg and David Kapralik, Manager of Sly Stone and his partner. NY Times' Jon Pareles provides the on camera music history context.
Zahira's Peace
Director
event2005
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This feature documentary tells the courageous story of Zahira, a young woman gravely injured in the Madrid train bombing, her family and her friends, who embrace the political changes that took place in Spain following those tragic events.
Unintended Consequences: Rockefeller Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws
Director
event2001
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A widely seen short focusing on the draconian impact of the Rockefeller Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws on families and communities in New York City as we follow the "The Mothers' of the New York Disappeared", who protest to change these unjust laws.
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero
Director
event2002
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CODE YELLOW: HOSPITAL AT GROUND ZERO is a feature documentary, produced in association with NYU Downtown Hospital, narrated by Brian Dennehy, and written by Dennis Watlington and Dr. Antonio Dejar, which tells the story of the remarkable medical response of the hospital closest to Ground Zero on 9/11.
Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street
Director
event1999
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An hour-long documentary about the renowned photographer Walter Rosenblum, whose photographs of D-Day, Pitt Street, Spanish Refugees, East Harlem, Haiti, Europe and the South Bronx are a recognized part of our national heritage.
Through the Wire
Writer
event1990
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Documentary - A secret political prison unit in the USA? In 1986, a controversial high security unit was opened in an underground chamber of Kentucky's federal prison. Its three female prisoners received sentences of unprecedented length for nonviolent crimes. - Susan Sarandon, Dean Irby
POV
Director (1 ep.)
event1988 star_border 6.8
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Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
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