John Crowley

Movies

Becoming Helen Keller
Writer
The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights and social justice for women, the poor and people with disabilities.
The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Writer
The Gate of Heavenly Peace is a feature-length documentary about the 1989 protest movement, reflecting the drama, tension, humor, absurdity, heroism, and many tragedies of the six weeks from April to June in 1989. The film reveals how the hard-liners within the government marginalized moderates among the protesters (including students, workers and intellectuals), while the actions of radical protesters undermined moderates in the government. Moderate voices were gradually cowed and then silenced by extremism and emotionalism on both sides.
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Writer
Real stories of five women of the Old West....
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Writer
An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front.
The World of Tomorrow
Writer
Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards, Jr. as a child at the World's Fair and clips from the promotional film, "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair"
America and Lewis Hine
Additional Writing
Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working conditions in American factories and mines, especially the abuse and exploitation of children by their employers. Later, he became the official photographer for the construction of the Empire State Building.
America and Lewis Hine
Narrator (voice)
Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working conditions in American factories and mines, especially the abuse and exploitation of children by their employers. Later, he became the official photographer for the construction of the Empire State Building.