SHORT FORMAT EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION
AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARIES
Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution
Producers: Jon Erickson, Kathryn Goldman, Jacob Smith Feature & Trailer Editorial: Alter / Brad Johanson Director: Jacob Smith Five remarkable individuals wrestle with persistent racial injustice, growing economic inequality, and the corrupting influence of money in politics that are shaping this extraordinary political moment. From the presidential campaign trail with Senator Bernie Sanders to a local political race in the failing economy of rural West Virginia, from a mass sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps to Black Lives Matter and racially charged police commission hearings in Los Angeles, Waking the Sleeping Giant makes sense of this singular moment in American politics, probing the widespread and growing discontent across the country, Donald Trump’s dramatic electoral victory, and the challenges ahead for those hoping to build a reenergized progressive movement. |
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BLOOM: The Plight of Lake Champlain
Producers: Victor Guadagno & Jon D. Erickson Feature Editorial: Alter / Brad Johanson Director: Victor Guadagno Narrated by Chris Cooper This first film in the four-part series is an Emmy award winning documentary exposing the declining health of the sixth largest lake in the United States, and the future of watershed communities of Vermont, New York, and Quebec. Created by Emmy award winning producer Victor Guadagno and narrated by Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper, Bloom first premiered on Mountain Lake PBS in December 2010, with follow-up episodes premiering in February 2012. It tells the story from the front lines of lake management, policy, and environmental advocacy -- fighting the status quo, awaking an apathetic public, and envisioning a new future for the ecological treasure and economic engine of the historic Champlain Valley. |
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Jack Putnam: Life in a Diorama
Producers: Gene Park & David Schler Editorial: Alter / Brad Johanson, Gene Park Director: Gene Park During his 25 year tenor as curator of the Natural History Department for the Denver Museum of Natural History, Jack Putnam amassed a highly intricate and beautiful portfolio of wildlife dioramas that are regarded worldwide as some of the best in the art of taxidermy. His work at the museum took Jack around the globe from Alaska, Canada, Mexico, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. This short documentary is an intimate and thought provoking portrait about Jack's unrelenting passion for the art of taxidermy and how it ultimately became his legacy. Jack Putnam: Life in a Diorama received the Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary from the Heartland chapter in 2009. |
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