Posts Tagged ‘HBO Documentary’

HBO Documentary Mann vs. Ford® Now Available for Pre-Order!

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Directed and produced by Maro Chermeyeff and Micah Fink and produced by Jamie Redford, Mann vs. Ford follows the Ramapough Indians and their legal team, led by feisty charming female attorney Vicki Gilliam of The Cochran Firm, as they take on Ford and the EPA, battling to secure a healthy future for their children. Today, almost every home in the Ramapough community has someone who died from cancer, and diabetes, kidney stones, miscarriage, asthma, gastrointestinal disease and skin disorders are an everyday part of life as a result of the landfill created by Ford in the late 1960’s. Mann vs. Ford follows the fight for justice from the community centers to courtroom of American justice halls to the halls of Congress. What ultimately transpires is both an emotional end to a real-life, high-stakes drama, and a revealing reflection of the realities of the criminal justice system.

 

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Modern Life According to Fran Lebowitz – Public Speaking Now Available on DVD

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011


Directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and produced by Emmy® – and Peabody-winning documentary producer and Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, along with Margaret Bodde, Public Speaking captures the essence of legendary New York bestselling writer Fran Lebowitz, who is perhaps most known for her unique take on modern life.

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The Last Campaign of Governor Booth – Now Available for Pre-order!

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

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This Oscar®-nominated documentary is both a poignant profile of former Gov. Booth Gardner as he battles the physical and mental onslaught of Parkinson’s Disease, and an exploration of the contentious debate between proponents and foes of Initiative 1000, a controversial bill championed by Gardner that put assisted suicide to a vote in the State of Washington during the 2008 election.

Filmmaker Daniel Junge (HBO®’s They Killed Sister Dorothy) and his team were given exclusive access to the former governor at his home near Tacoma and around the state during the campaign; Junge also follows opponents to I-1000, including Eileen Geller and Duane French, who argue passionately against passage of the bill, sometimes in the company of Gardner himself, in the weeks leading up to the vote. The result is an intimate, compassionate re-examination of the topic of legalized suicide, as well as the political process that must be followed when attempting to change America’s laws.

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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County – Available for Pre-Order!

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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Acclaimed, award-winning journalist, producer and filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi – who has built a reputation with playful and provocative HBO documentaries about George Bush, Ted Haggard and the American electorate – shifts her focus to a serious social issue that has been exacerbated by the recent economic downturn: homelessness among children of the working poor.

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions in America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers who don’t earn enough to own or rent homes. As a result, they continue to live week-to-week in motels, hoping against hope for an opportunity that might allow them to move up in the O.C.

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Lalee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton – Available Now!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton has two storylines, both of which show the impoverished life of residents in the American South. The documentary draws the connection — a vicious cycle — between poverty and the lack of education opportunity for black people living in the Mississippi Delta, over 150 years after the abolition of slavery.

Laura Lee (LaLee) Wallace, a great-granddaughter of a slave, is an illiterate 62-year-old woman who has been living all her life in Tallahatchie County, one of the poorest in the United States. She has one surviving son, nine daughters, 38 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Her daily living consists of many difficulties: LaLee has to raise many of her grandchildren, her son is continually put in prison, and most of her daughters have to leave Tallahatchie County searching for work. LaLee’s life is heavily dependent on the cotton industry; she struggles to earn a living by cooking lunches for people working in local cotton factories.

Reggie Barnes is the superintendent of the West Tallahatchie school system, which is put on probation by the state due to poor standardized test results. The school has the hardship of trying to educate the children of illiterate parents. If it fails to raise the annual standardized test scores, the school will be taken over by the state.

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Lalee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton – Available for Pre-Order!

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Lalee's Kin DVD

LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton has two storylines, both of which show the impoverished life of residents in the American South. The documentary draws the connection — a vicious cycle — between poverty and the lack of education opportunity for black people living in the Mississippi Delta, over 150 years after the abolition of slavery.

Laura Lee (LaLee) Wallace, a great-granddaughter of a slave, is an illiterate 62-year-old woman who has been living all her life in Tallahatchie County, one of the poorest in the United States. She has one surviving son, nine daughters, 38 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Her daily living consists of many difficulties: LaLee has to raise many of her grandchildren, her son is continually put in prison, and most of her daughters have to leave Tallahatchie County searching for work. LaLee’s life is heavily dependent on the cotton industry; she struggles to earn a living by cooking lunches for people working in local cotton factories.

Reggie Barnes is the superintendent of the West Tallahatchie school system, which is put on probation by the state due to poor standardized test results. The school has the hardship of trying to educate the children of illiterate parents. If it fails to raise the annual standardized test scores, the school will be taken over by the state.

Get your copy today!