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When Fried Eggs Fly

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:25:30 -0400

Visionary teacher Bruce Mack makes a commitment to get 162 eight-year-olds in a New York City public school to compose, perform and record original music with their parents. The topic is pressing: saving the environment. Serious rehearsals. No cutting corners. And it has to have a great beat. A film for both kids and adults. When Fried Eggs Fly shows how to beat the odds and get a song made. *Official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival - 2006

Keepers of the Frame

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:35:59 -0400

A documentary examining the history of film preservation and restoration featuring a host of stars, directors, producers, critics and film archivist who are dedicated to saving this precious art form. This cautionary, eye-opening documentary presents an impassioned case for film preservation, as if any were necessary. An oft-quoted statistic is that half of all sound films have been lost forever and that nearly 90 percent of all silent films no longer exist. For film buffs, Keepers of the Frame will be h

A Time For Burning

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:33:07 -0400

1966 Academy Award nominated documentary film which explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans in the city’s north side. The film was directed by San Francisco filmmaker William C. Jersey and was nominated as Best Documentary Feature in the 1968 Academy Awards. On 2005, A Time for Burning was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as b

Pat Kerr: Wrapped in Royalty

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:34:28 -0400

A short documentary film about Pat Kerr, a renowned dress designer and an expert on antique lace, owning the most important privately held lace collection in the world.

Two Days in April Part 2

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:35:38 -0400

Two Days in April is a 90-minute documentary about the NFL draft seen through the eyes of four star college athletes. With never-before-seen access to the draft process, viewers travel with the players as they navigate the intense training and nerve-wracking emotions of a rigorous training camp, the 2006 Senior Bowl, the NFL "Combine" and draft weekend. It provides a behind the scenes look into the secretive, fiercely competitive and often brutal process of creating NFL players.

Two Days in April Part 1

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:33:34 -0400

TVA: Built for the People Part 2

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:34:50 -0400

A Documentary Channel Original Production* Directed by the 2007 Academy-Award nominatees for Best Director - Sean and Andrea Fine, about the importance of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Herb Alpert Music For Your Eyes

Sat, 16 May 2009 22:33:34 -0400

This documentary explores his abstract paintings and his more figurative bronze sculptures, focusing on the first major retrospective of his work given at the Tennessee State Museum. We see and hear how his music has infused his paintings and sculptures through color, concept, and form.