Emma Joan Morris

Фильмы

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song
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This timely documentary explores the singer's remarkable journey from Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, putting her life and career on the line in support of Hong Konger's struggle to maintain their political freedom.
Perfectly Normal for Me
Editor
Alexandria, Jake, Caitlin, and Veronica -- ages 5 to 15 -- want to change the conversation. They reveal in their own words what it’s like to deal with the literal ups and downs of a challenged life. In this intimate verité documentary, four charismatic kids strive for acceptance in a world that is often, at best, indifferent to them.
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
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Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City's Central Park with Calvert Vaux over 150 years ago, and it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. This film examines the creation of America's great city parks in the late 1800s through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary urban planner and landscape architect. In his own words, Olmsted and America's Urban Parks weaves together Olmsted's engaging and poignant personal story with those of the lasting masterpieces he left for us today, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of Frederick Law Olmsted.
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
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An innovative project in South Florida is raising academic achievement in public grammar schools by partnering teachers with artists to work together in the classroom.
Kids Are Punny
Editor
This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays in our lives.
Something Within Me
Director
In 1985, the administrators of St. Augustine's, a poor Catholic school in the South Bronx where many children were failing miserably at basic academics, tried a new approach. They revamped the curriculum to stress the arts, particularly music. The kids lifted up their instruments and, eventually, their test scores, too. This infectious, inspiring musical documentary by Emma Joan Morris won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival.