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Freedom Riders Makes New York Times' Top Ten List for 2011
Click here to view today's New York Times article which includes Freedom Riders in critic Mike Hale's top 10 television picks for 2011. Hale wrote: "This beautifully constructed 'American Experience' film revisited the 1961 Freedom Rides, telling stories of ugly violence and unbelievable courage."Posted in: Film Related, Freedom Riders, New News Category NameComments: No commentsTags: A Place of Our Own, Black History, Emmett Till, Firelight Media, freedom riders, Gordon Parks, Greaves, Jonestown, Marcus Garvey, Mike Hale, new york times, stanley nelson, Two Dollars and a Dream, William Greaves
NEW YORK TIMES FEATURES STANLEY NELSON
Click here to check out the New York Times feature article on Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of Firelight Media, Stanley Nelson. Author Mike Hale calls him "An Explorer of Black History's Uncharted Terrain" and writes: "The breadth and seriousness of his work documenting black life in America, assembled with little fanfare and sometimes less money, place him in a select group of filmmakers..."Nelson's most recent film, Freedom Riders, airs on PBS Monday, May 16th at 9 PM. Check local listings. Nelson's films can be purchased on this website. Click here to go to our shop and receive special discounts. Click here to donate to Nelson's work to support and mentor independent diverse producers in Firelight's flagship program The Producers' Lab.
Photo: Stanley Nelson
Photo credit: Chester Higgins jr./ New York Times