Thursday, July 15, 2010
Full Battle Rattle Nominated for Emmy Award
Full Battle Rattle has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Music and Sound. Its a well deserved nod to Composer Paul Brll for his fantastic score. Congrats due as well to Sound Designer Patrick Cicero and Re-recording Mixer Tom Efinger at Digit Audio.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Mile End Films in India for WHO
We're filming in India, Tanzania and the Solomon Islands this summer for a project on disability for the World Health Organization (WHO). Here's a picture of Sai and her classmates in rural India.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
IFC Media Project
I produced two segments for the upcoming season of the IFC Media Project, airing on the Independent Film Channel in late May. The first, GREED, is about the economy and financial reform. The second, WAR, is about the reconstruction of Afghanistan. It was a chance to work with two great journalists, Charlie LeDuff and Nir Rosen. The show's co-creater Meghan O'Hara has a piece up on the Huffington Post about the WAR segment, and this bizarre flow-chart, which is featured in the segment.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Opens in NYC
"William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe," a documentary I produced about the legendary radical civil rights lawyer, is now playing at New York's Cinema Village Theater, and opening nationwide this Friday. The film, directed by Kunstler's daughters Sarah and Emily, is an inspiring and moving account of Kunstler's life and the efforts of his daughters to reconcile his controversial choices. The New York Times covered the film yesterday. And more details at the film web site.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Full Battle Rattle DVD Now On Sale - 25% Off
You can buy the brand new Full Battle Rattle DVD directly from First Run Features and save 25% off the retail price. Its only $18.71 and includes bonus features, including deleted scenes, filmmaker Q&A and a photo gallery.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Breadline USA
My rather brilliant friend Sasha Abramsky has a new book out called Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It. The book is a timely look at hunger and poverty in America, based on hundreds of interviews with people around the country and a series of low income dietary experiments Sasha subjected himself to while researching and writing the book. Visit Sasha's web site to learn more about the book, and, of course, you can buy it online.
Continue reading "Breadline USA"
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Speedo Live on iTunes
Speedo is now live on iTunes. Own the film for only $9.99.
Continue reading "Speedo Live on iTunes"
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Monday, April 20, 2009
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
The new documentary I produced, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, about the famous radical lawyer, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and will be screening in New York at BAM's Cinema Fest in late June/July. The film is directed by Kunstler's daughters Sarah and Emily. It will be distributed by Arthouse Films in the Fall. Vist the film web site for more information.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Full Battle Rattle - Web Site Launched
Visit the new Full Battle Rattle website at www.fullbattlerattlemovie.com.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
FULL BATTLE RATTLE - World Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival
"Full Battle Rattle" - our documentary about life inside the US Army's Iraq simulation - will premiere at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Dokumente Program. Contact Mile End Films for information.
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