Director
GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish American men and women who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous and unknown (from Hollywood director Mel Brooks to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger) bring their war experiences to life: how they fought for for their nation and their people, struggled with anti-Semitism within their ranks, and emerged transformed, more powerfully American and more deeply Jewish.
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Este documental repasa cronológicamente las películas norteamericanas de temática gay/lésbica, desde los precursores de mediados del siglo XX (como Fireworks, de Kenneth Anger) hasta documentales como Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette, 2004) o producciones “major” como Brokeback Mountain (2005). Entre los que opinan están directores como Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine), Gus Van Sant (Mi Mundo Privado), John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus), Ang Lee (Brokeback) y John Waters (Pink Flamingos).
Director
Este documental repasa cronológicamente las películas norteamericanas de temática gay/lésbica, desde los precursores de mediados del siglo XX (como Fireworks, de Kenneth Anger) hasta documentales como Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette, 2004) o producciones “major” como Brokeback Mountain (2005). Entre los que opinan están directores como Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine), Gus Van Sant (Mi Mundo Privado), John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus), Ang Lee (Brokeback) y John Waters (Pink Flamingos).
Producer
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. The pageant is about commercialism and sexual politics, about big business and small towns. But beyond the symbolism lies a human story—at once moving, inspiring, infuriating, funny, and poignant. Combining rare archival footage, with a host of intimate interviews with distinguished commentators including Gloria Steinem, Margaret Cho, Isaac Mizrahi, former contestants and behind–the–scenes footage and photographs, the film reveals why some women took part in the fledgling event and why others briefly rejected it - how the pageant became a battle ground and a barometer for the changing position of women in society.
Director
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. The pageant is about commercialism and sexual politics, about big business and small towns. But beyond the symbolism lies a human story—at once moving, inspiring, infuriating, funny, and poignant. Combining rare archival footage, with a host of intimate interviews with distinguished commentators including Gloria Steinem, Margaret Cho, Isaac Mizrahi, former contestants and behind–the–scenes footage and photographs, the film reveals why some women took part in the fledgling event and why others briefly rejected it - how the pageant became a battle ground and a barometer for the changing position of women in society.
Producer
A six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of WGBH’s American Experience. The film looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
Director
BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty culture. How was the American ideal of beauty transformed over time? How does advertising tap into women's fantasies and hidden desires?
