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CRITICS GIVE "JESSE OWENS" THUMBS UP!
JESSE OWENS aired on PBS on May 1st. Jesse Owens is a Firelight Films production for the PBS series American Experience. The film examines the life and legacy of the African-American sprinter, a sharecropper's son, who triumphed over adversity to win four gold medals in the face of Hitler's Aryan nation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.Read more
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Interview with Director Laurens Grant on New Film "Jesse Owens"
Laurens Grant
Laurens is also a participant in the Firelight Media Producers' Lab where she is working on another film Rokia: Voice of a New Generation. Check out our exciting interview with Laurens below.
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Stanley Nelson Speaks About Creating Nonfiction Cinema
Last week, in anticipation of the Full Frame Docuemtary Festival in Durham, North Carolina, Stanley Nelson spoke about his beginnings and life-long career creating documentaries with NewsObserver.com. He stated: “I wanted something with a learning curve that was never-ending.” He decided to pursue documentaries after seeing the 1971 feature The Murder of Fred Hampton. “I liked that I was affected by (the Hampton) film,” he said. “It was different from what I had known about documentaries, the films they brought into your school class that were boring. This was telling stories that were true to life.” Click here to read the whole article.The Full Frame Festival honored Nelson for his work with a multi-day Tribute.
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JESSE OWENS AT IFC IN NYC TUES, APRIL 17 @ 8:00 PM
The Black Documentary Collective partners with Stranger Than Fiction to show JESSE OWENS at IFC Tuesday night!Read more
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FREE SCREENING OF JESSE OWENS - Wednesday, April 11th @7:30 PM!
Join the Black Documentary Collective for a FREE screening of the new film JESSE OWENS at Harlem Stage.*Wednesday, April 11th 7:30 PM
Moderated discussion and Q&A to follow
Location: Harlem Stage
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street
New York, NY 10031
To RSVP: boxoffice@harlemstage.org or call 212-281-9240 ext. 19 or 20
For more details go to: http://harlemstage.org/calendar/eventlist#205:jesse-owens
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Firelight Spring 2012 Calendar
Upcoming EventsJoin us at these upcoming events featuring films and staff from Firelight.
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JESSE OWENS TO PREMIERE AT FULL FRAME
The World Premiere of the new film JESSE OWENS, directed by Laurens Grant, is scheduled for the opening night at this year's Full Frame Film Festival. As the Opening Night Film, JESSE OWENS will screen Thursday, April 12 in Fletcher Hall at the historic Carolina Theatre. The festival will take place April 12-15 in Durham, North Carolina.Read more
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Recap from the POV & Firelight Media Summit: Sustaining a Career as a Public Media Maker
The following blog post first appeared on POV's blog thanks to our very own Shoshone Johnson! In this post, Shoshone shares highlights of the “Sustaining a Career as a Public Media Maker” summit co-hosted by Firelight Media's Producers' Lab and POV last Friday.Read more
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NEA Podcast: Interview with Stanley Nelson
Each Thursday, the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) releases a free podcast featuring interviews with everyone from NEA Jazz Masters to leading arts experts to National Medal of Arts winners and more. Check out this great interview with Stanley Nelson on his film Freedom Riders here: http://www.arts.gov/podweb/podCMS/pod.php?id=p0095.Posted in: New News Category NameComments: No commentsTags: Full Frame, Producers' Lab, stanley nelson
Stanley Nelson to Receive Full Frame Tribute
This year's Full Frame Documentary Festival will honor Stanley Nelson with the annual Full Frame Tribute for his contribution to documentary form through films like A Place of Our Own and Freedom Riders, as well as his work to support emerging documentarians through Firelight Media's Producers' Lab.Read more