FLANNERY | Official Trailer | New Documentary | Flannery O'ConnorWinner of an NEH and the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns prize for film—FLANNERY (2020). Premiering virtually July 17th, 2020.
105 year-old Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the chaplain for Loyola Chicago's basketball team. Her wisdom transcends the game. In the world of men’s college basketball, where legends are born and destinies are shaped, there's a woman who's become a legend in her own right. Meet 105 year-old Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the chaplain for Loyola Chicago's basketball team. Her wisdom transcends the game. Contact: DAVE KANG, Open Story Studios dave@openstory.co or DONATE on link below
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Veins in the Gulf (2012), on Vimeo on DemandWhat happens when your home disappears before you die? The words and image of Louisiana poet Martha Serpas guide the viewer as we journey through the remnants of Louisiana’s bayou regions, flying over the wetlands, examining historic aerial photographs, new satellite imagery, and traveling at water level while shrimping for dwindling seafood. Levee board politicians, water specialists, engineers, and musicians all offer their advice and memories of home after this century’s devastating storms and oil spills. Veins in the Gulf, available on Vimeo on Demand.
One More Mile: A Dialogue on Nation-building (2003)“It is the kind of documentary that is likely to seem even more relevant 10 years from now than it does today” – George Stoney. What happens when the bombs stop falling from the sky? How does a country heal itself after the devastation of genocide? What role does the world play in nation-building in countries such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and now Iraq? One More Mile: a Dialogue on Nation-Building investigates the delicate and controversial role of the international community in a postwar society.Watch Now
Veins in the GulfCoastlines around the globe are threatened by climate change. Louisiana’s coast may be the most threatened in the world. But it’s not only the hurricanes or oil spills that endanger Louisiana.Southern Louisiana is the fastest disappearing land mass on the globe. A football field of land disappears every 45 minutes in Louisiana. An area the size of Delaware has eroded since the 1930’s. In 50 years, Louisiana may not extend much beyond New Orleans.Veins in the Gulf (78 minutes, 2012) is a documentary that traces the environmental crisis of southern Louisiana, the political decision-making challenges surrounding coastal flooding, and rapidly disappearing bayou culture. We witness the community trying to solve its environmental crisis and relentlessly searching for strategies to restore the coastline.Interviews with scientists, musicians and engineers, starting before Katrina and continuing through the BP oil disaster, are narrated by Louisiana writer Martha Serpas. Serpas guides the audience through stories of land loss, flood control engineering, and oil-damaged marshes. Her poetry reminds the viewer where great American literature, music, and seafood have come from for the past century.But may not for the next…Produced, directed, and edited by Elizabeth Coffman and Ted HardinMore info available online at:http://veinsinthegulf.com/