!Women Art Revolution – A Secret History
Like all revolutions, there were strong leaders, cults of personality, and fervent ideological differences that led to fractures.
Category: Culture
“Gas Hole” — Documentary Aims to Inform Consumers
News footage traces American presidents expounding upon the need for energy independence. It begins with Richard Nixon in 1974 telling the country, “We must provide for our own energy needs.”
“Triangle: Remembering the Fire”
The movie clearly ties the fire and its lessons to contemporary topics.
!Women Art Revolution at MoMA
Steinem recounted demonstrating outside the Museum with the rallying cry, “MoMA is a female impersonator.”
“Bhutto” – A Woman and Her Country
Benazir Bhutto was born in 1953. Nobody came to visit her mother for three days; they were in mourning that she hadn’t given birth to a son.
The Scottsboro Boys: Making Friends with the Truth
“What story are we going to tell tonight?” the Interlocutor is asked. When he replies, “The story of the Scottsboro Boys,” he is queried, “This time, can we tell the truth?”
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9 delves into an interesting set of circumstances. However, it is not built upon the questions that I brought to the film.
“Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain”
Living longer, working longer, dating later in life. Is plastic surgery the answer to ageism?
“Quest for Honor: Stop The Killings Now!” — A Documentary Examines Honor Killing
The coroner explains that she was forced to the ground and shot at close range, reflecting “extreme hatred” on the part of her killers.
“12th & Delaware” Joins the HBO Summer Documentary Series
The film took two years to make. Footage was shot the same year that Dr. George Tiller was murdered. The team contacted over 100 crisis pregnancy centers before they chose the Fort Pierce location. A screenwriter’s imagination could not have set the scene any better.
