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

A GATHERING OF STRANGERS Shylock comes home to the original ‘ghetto’ in Venice, Italy. Talented actors come to terms with Shakespeare & anti-Semitism (in production)

A GATHERING OF STRANGERS Shylock comes home to the original ‘ghetto’ in Venice, Italy. Talented actors come to terms with Shakespeare & anti-Semitism (in festivals now.)

FLANNERYThe storied life of the writer from Georgia. (96 mins, 2020)

FLANNERY

The storied life of the writer from Georgia. (96 and 82 mins, 2020). Available via PBS American Masters and Amazon.

VENICE IS THINKINGMeet the people who are trying to save the city, its lagoon & its UNESCO world heritage. (in production)

VENICE IS THINKING

Meet the people who are trying to save the city, its lagoon & its UNESCO world heritage. (in production)

GODS OF THE UPPER AIR Radical Anthropologists Margaret Mead, Zora Neale Hurston , Ella DeLoria study with Franz Boas and change the world.

 

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.