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John Sullivan: A Conversation
Charlottesville - In about then days from today I will be sitting with John Jeramiah Sullivan in his home in Wilmington, NC. The purpose...
Nov 14, 20211 min read
The Grolier Club
It was a last-minute invitation from Eve Kahn to visit one of her favorite libraries in New York, or so it seemed giving the enthusiasm...
Nov 14, 20211 min read
On Location at the MET
A two-day filming escapade to New York On a recent two-day shoot in NYC with had an opportunity to meet Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek...
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Rhiannon Giddens
It was meant to be a special day out by the house of legendary fiddler Joe Thomson, the last in a long series of interviews for Black...
Nov 3, 20212 min read
French meets Caruso
As part of the experience of making a documentary film on Daniel Chester French, came a request to produce an orientation film for...
Oct 30, 20211 min read
Marshall Wyatt: A Conversation
“Wyatt is one of a handful of American music historians and record collectors, who, through their own devotion and- in some cases-...
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Grand Jury Prize for Alice!
No Class A festival comes even close to the feeling of being in community, surrounded by young filmmakers trying to break into a rewards...
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Life According to Ludwig
I'm delighted to be working with Executive Producer Johannah Lyons Castleman on Life According to Ludwig, a documentary film about Ludwig...
Oct 21, 20211 min read
French goes to Florence
Following on Daniel Chester French’s trip to Europe through his correspondence. Some letters are more interesting than others. The...
Oct 12, 20217 min read
New York, 1911
This documentary, part of MoMA's extraordinary collection, was made by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern as part of a series...
Oct 7, 20211 min read
Giddens and Robinson
Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson will be in front of camera for Black Fiddlers. The plans were made almost a year ago. However, COVID, R
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Filming at Estouteville
This coming Sunday I will be filming at Estouteville house for the upcoming documentary film on Ludwig Kuttner. The location promises to...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Filming in New York
Research for Daniel Chester French is moving along. In recent days we were able to confirm locations in New York City for the second week...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Ludwig Kuttner’s Film
Celebrating The Life and Times of Ludwig Kuttner Ludwig Kuttner is a visionary, an inventor, a friend of the arts born in Munich in 1946....
Aug 27, 20211 min read
Chesterwood: A Heritage Of Beauty
Life and Works of Daniel Chester French A Heritage of Beauty, beginning with the unveiling of iconic The Minute Man in Concord,...
Aug 24, 20212 min read
The Documentary Film Fund
Moving towards a more inclusive and sustainable production model There is no monetary profit in documentary filmmaking that tell stories...
Aug 12, 20212 min read
The Melvin Memorial
An Encounter in Concord, Massachusetts At last, I met Michael Richman! Who’s Michael Richman? Simply put is the most qualified to talk...
Aug 11, 20211 min read
The Spirit of Life
Water and horses are the recurring theme in Saratoga Springs. However, I did not come all this way to see the racing beasts, but to...
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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