I've seen several extremely enlightening documentaries about the perils of immigrating from Central America to the the U.S. (namely "Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary (2005)" and "Crossing Arizona (2006)"). More recently I watched the "Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez (2006)", who was pretty young when he traveled to the United States. But never has the idea of children making this journey hit home as it did with the HBO Documentary "Which Way Home (2009)".
""Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like Olga and Freddy, nine-year old Hondurans, who are desperately trying to reach their parents in the US.; children like Jose, a ten-year old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center; and Kevin, a canny, streetwise fourteen-year old Honduran, whose mother hopes that he will reach the U.S. and send money back to her. These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow. They are the children you never hear about; the invisible ones."
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
Years ago, I bought a book at Dollar Tree (yes, Dollar Tree) about Marion Barry. Although I can't quite remember the details of the book, I do remember it being mostly focused on his scandals, so I didn't learn a lot about his early political career. Luckily I had a chance to watch "The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (2009)" on HBO. I must say, as a young politician, Marion Barry was dope. (no pun intended)
So who should play him in the (inevitable) movie? I say Kanye West for the early years, and John Witherspoon for the later years.
See Also: HBO Summer '09 Documentary Schedule
So who should play him in the (inevitable) movie? I say Kanye West for the early years, and John Witherspoon for the later years.
See Also: HBO Summer '09 Documentary Schedule
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Prom Night In Mississippi
HBO is airing the acclaimed documentary "Prom Night In Mississippi", about a small town that, until last year, held racially segregated proms. The tradition was finally ended when one of the town's famous residents, Morgan Freeman, offered to sponsor an integrated prom.
See Also: HBO Summer '09 Documentary Schedule
See Also: HBO Summer '09 Documentary Schedule
Thursday, July 16, 2009
HBO Summer '09 Documentary Schedule
More info, trailers, etc. here
Look out for more detailed posts from me once these air...
July 13th
TEDDY: In His Own Words | Produced by: Peter Kunhardt & Sheila Nevins
Explores the life and 46-year Senate career of Ted Kennedy through his own words, from his childhood up through his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The film includes archival material and never-before-seen home movies.
July 20th
PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI | Directed by: Paul Saltzman
An official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, follows the students, teachers and parents of Charleston, Miss. as they prepare for the first integrated prom at Charleston High. Even though the students share classes and every other aspect of school life, the town of Charleston had a tradition of holding two proms, one white, one black. In 1997, Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman made an historic offer to his hometown high school: He would foot the bill for the school’s senior prom — on the condition that both black and white students be allowed to attend. Freeman’s offer was ignored, but in 2008, he made it again. This time, the school accepted and
history was made, but not without significant opposition.
July 27th
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD | Directed by: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr
Follows two professional tricksters as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks in an effort to highlight the human toll of greed and profiteering. This lively documentary focuses on the efforts of Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno,frontmen for the Yes Men, to champion worthy causes – and battle the excesses of today’s free-market economy – through high-profile, politically charged hoaxes.
August 3rd
BOY INTERRUPTED | Directed by: Dana Perry
Tells the heartbreaking story of Evan Perry, a 15-year-old boy who jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window after a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder. An official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary recounts Evan’s life and death in the words of his parents, filmmakers Hart and Dana Perry, and others who knew him. Illustrating how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, this moving film defies the stigma associated with mental illness and suicide among children.
August 10th
THE NINE LIVES OF MARION BARRY | Directed by: Dana Flor & Toby Oppenheimer
Profiles the controversial Washington, D.C. politician, viewed by some as a philandering, drug-addled disaster, and by others as a folk hero. His soaring achievements, catastrophic failures and phoenix-like rebirths have made him a symbol of indestructibility. Today, Barry is once again in the political limelight.
August 17th
FIXER: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi | Directed by: Ian Olds
Focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24-year-old Afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. Ajmal Naqshbandi and an Italian reporter were captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan, but while the journalist was spared, he was killed. Interweaving footage of Ajmal on assignment with an American journalist six months before his abduction, this 2009 Tribeca Film Festival winner shows how Ajmal’s friends, family and fellow abductee try to make sense of his murder.
August 24th
WHICH WAY HOME | Directed by: Rebecca Cammisa
An official selection of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and the upcoming 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, views the immigration issue through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers as they journey to the United States. The film follows unaccompanied child migrants traveling by freight train through Mexico, including Jose, a nine-year-old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center, and 14-year-old Kevin, a streetwise Honduran who hopes he will find work in New York City in order to send money back to his mother.
August 31st
YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN | Directed by: Mitch McCabe
Follows filmmaker Mitch McCabe, the age-obsessed daughter of a plastic surgeon, as she journeys through America’s $60 billion a year anti-aging world. In this “Alice in Wonderland” tale, McCabe spends two years traveling across the country visiting doctors and experts, living with a cross-section of characters from Minnesota to Texas who have gone to varying lengths to “beat the clock.”
September 7th
THE LAST TRUCK: Closing of a GM Plant | Directed by: Steve Bogner & Julia Reichart
Tells the inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
Look out for more detailed posts from me once these air...
July 13th
TEDDY: In His Own Words | Produced by: Peter Kunhardt & Sheila Nevins
Explores the life and 46-year Senate career of Ted Kennedy through his own words, from his childhood up through his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The film includes archival material and never-before-seen home movies.
July 20th
PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI | Directed by: Paul Saltzman
An official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, follows the students, teachers and parents of Charleston, Miss. as they prepare for the first integrated prom at Charleston High. Even though the students share classes and every other aspect of school life, the town of Charleston had a tradition of holding two proms, one white, one black. In 1997, Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman made an historic offer to his hometown high school: He would foot the bill for the school’s senior prom — on the condition that both black and white students be allowed to attend. Freeman’s offer was ignored, but in 2008, he made it again. This time, the school accepted and
history was made, but not without significant opposition.
July 27th
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD | Directed by: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr
Follows two professional tricksters as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks in an effort to highlight the human toll of greed and profiteering. This lively documentary focuses on the efforts of Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno,frontmen for the Yes Men, to champion worthy causes – and battle the excesses of today’s free-market economy – through high-profile, politically charged hoaxes.
August 3rd
BOY INTERRUPTED | Directed by: Dana Perry
Tells the heartbreaking story of Evan Perry, a 15-year-old boy who jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window after a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder. An official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary recounts Evan’s life and death in the words of his parents, filmmakers Hart and Dana Perry, and others who knew him. Illustrating how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, this moving film defies the stigma associated with mental illness and suicide among children.
August 10th
THE NINE LIVES OF MARION BARRY | Directed by: Dana Flor & Toby Oppenheimer
Profiles the controversial Washington, D.C. politician, viewed by some as a philandering, drug-addled disaster, and by others as a folk hero. His soaring achievements, catastrophic failures and phoenix-like rebirths have made him a symbol of indestructibility. Today, Barry is once again in the political limelight.
August 17th
FIXER: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi | Directed by: Ian Olds
Focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24-year-old Afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. Ajmal Naqshbandi and an Italian reporter were captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan, but while the journalist was spared, he was killed. Interweaving footage of Ajmal on assignment with an American journalist six months before his abduction, this 2009 Tribeca Film Festival winner shows how Ajmal’s friends, family and fellow abductee try to make sense of his murder.
August 24th
WHICH WAY HOME | Directed by: Rebecca Cammisa
An official selection of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and the upcoming 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, views the immigration issue through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers as they journey to the United States. The film follows unaccompanied child migrants traveling by freight train through Mexico, including Jose, a nine-year-old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center, and 14-year-old Kevin, a streetwise Honduran who hopes he will find work in New York City in order to send money back to his mother.
August 31st
YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN | Directed by: Mitch McCabe
Follows filmmaker Mitch McCabe, the age-obsessed daughter of a plastic surgeon, as she journeys through America’s $60 billion a year anti-aging world. In this “Alice in Wonderland” tale, McCabe spends two years traveling across the country visiting doctors and experts, living with a cross-section of characters from Minnesota to Texas who have gone to varying lengths to “beat the clock.”
September 7th
THE LAST TRUCK: Closing of a GM Plant | Directed by: Steve Bogner & Julia Reichart
Tells the inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
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