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As reality shows continue to dominate the airways, not even PBS is immune. But in Carrier, a new 10-part nonfiction series, the narrative is as character-driven as any scripted drama, telling the professional and personal stories of several men and women serving in the US Navy during Operation Iraqi Freedom. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers take viewers on board the USS Nimitz, one of the largest war ships in the world, during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. The resulting series is a compelling, in-depth portrait of life on this floating city as well as a revealing window
State penitentiaries and inner-city schools are not usually the first venues that come to mind when one thinks about going to see moving productions of Shakespeare's works. So when husband-and-wife filmmaking team Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller and veteran documentarian Mel Stuart each read articles about the amazing work taking place in these unusual settings, they were inspired to pick up their cameras. Stuart's film, The Hobart Shakespeareans, focuses on inspirational teacher Rafe Esquith, whose amazing dedication and innovation opens up new ways of thinking for his nine-to-11-year
Marshall Cury, recipient of the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award. Photo: Angela Jimenez After college, Marshall Curry looked for ways to get a foothold in the documentary world. But as with so many filmmakers, his ultimate career move amounted to an act of faith. He left a good job, pooled his own money together, found a great subject and started to shoot. Since its premiere at the 2005 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival last April, Curry's first feature-length documentary, Street Fight, a probing inside view of a raucous mayoral campaign in Newark New Jersey has been
ADS delegates bring films to Czech Republic and Poland.
Executive director steps down after 14 years at the helm.
The Call For Entries for DocuWeeks(TM) just opened up this week and as one might imagine, we're getting a few questions in the office about what we are up to. So I'm basically going to start posting the questions and answers right here, so that I can keep track for everyone's use, including mine. DocuWeeks informal FAQ If our film is selected, which movie theaters in LA and NY would screen it? IDA is currently in process of contracting the theaters we will use, based on the requirements that the screenings take place in the County of Los Angeles and the Borough of Manhattan. As soon as we know
'Crips & Bloods: Made in America' director gets real about funding, experience, more.