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American Soldier   (2008 - Sundance Film Festival Premiere)

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Director: Edet Belzberg

Five years into the war in Iraq, with no mandatory draft to fill its depleting ranks, the United States Army is more dependent than ever on recruiters. Enter Sergeant First Class Clay Usie--one of the most successful Army recruiters in America today.



Toxic Dust   (2007 - A&E)

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Director: Vanessa Roth

An intimate look at four New Yorkers whose health has been seriously compromised since the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.


In the Family    (2008 - PBS)

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Director: Joanna Rudnick

In the Family follows filmmaker Joanna Rudnick as she navigates the uncertain world of genetic information. With the knowledge in hand that she has an up to 85% lifetime risk of breast cancer and an up to 60% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer, she is confronted with which measures to take to prevent the disease suffered by generations of women in her family.
 
Premieres October 7, 2008 on the PBS series POV.



Three of Hearts    (2005 - Bravo)

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A documentary following the unusual long-term relationship of Sam, Samantha, and Steven.

"Fascinating ... unbelievably revealing, hilarious, heartbreaking, and entirely engaging." -Toronto Film Festival


Taken Home    (In Production)

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Co-Directors: Vanessa Roth and Jeffrey Smith

Ten years after "Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children", eldest sibling Jeffery Smith has finally reunited his family. But can it ever be the same?



Tell Me a Story (In Production - Daughter One Productions)

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Director: Dempsey Rice

A one-hour documentary about the international revival of one of the oldest art forms -- storytelling. Filmed on location in Romania.



Imagining Peace (In Production)

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Director: Lisa Gossels

A feature-length documentary profiling 10 Palestinian and 10 Israeli teenage girls as they meet for the first time at a peace camp.



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Risk/Reward    (2004 - Oxygen Media)

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Co-Directors/Producers: Elizabeth Holder & Xan Parker
Executive Producer: Peter Gilbert

Website: www.rolandparkpictures.com/riskreward.html

Wall Street women struggle to balance their careers and families as they excel in a male-dominated industry.



True Life: I'm an identical twin    (2004 - MTV Networks)

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Director: Lucia Engstrom

A profile of twins who face uniquely challenging circumstances with their one-time womb-mates.


The Collector of Bedford Street    (2003 - Cinemax)

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Director: Alice Elliot

Website: www.welcomechange.org/collector/

A community rallies around a mentally disabled neighbor. Nominated for a 2003 Academy Award and winner of 10 festival awards.



AMC Project: Lookalikes    (2003 - AMC)

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Directors: Edet Belzberg, Jonathan Karsh and Aaron Lubarsky

A documentary profiling celebrity look-alikes.


True Life: I'm Getting Divorced    (2002 - MTV Networks)

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Director: Lucia Engstrom




People Say I'm Crazy    (Cinemax)

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National Broadcast: Summer 2004

Director: John Cadigan
Producers: Katie Cadigan and Ira Wohl

Website: www.peoplesayimcrazy.org

An artist with schizophrenia records his emerging recovery -- unveiling the healing power of love while shattering cultural notions of "madness".


Buff Brides    (2003 - Discovery Channel)

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National Television Broadcast: Discovery Health, Autumn 2003

A ten-part series profiling 20 motivated brides-to-be as they shed pounds and get into shape.


True Life: I'm Bi-Polar    (2002 - MTV Networks)

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National Broadcast: July 25, 2002

Director: Lucia Engstrom

A profile of three young adults diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder.


Parole: Prison Without Bars    (2000 - Discovery Channel)

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National Broadcast: February 2000

Director: Gregory Orr

An ex-offender is out on the street -- but still on parole.



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D-Day: The Best-Kept Secret    (The History Channel)

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National Broadcast: March 1998

Director: Gregory Orr

One-hour episode dramatizing the elaborate Allied disinformation campaign leading up to the Normandy invasion during World War II.

The Dance Goodbye

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Director: Ron Steinman

An intimate profile of prima ballerina Merrill Ashley, who was forced to retire due to multiple injuries.



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My Grandfather's House

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Director: Eileen Douglas

Background and Review: www.jewishgen.org/Litvak/here2kovno.htm

A woman searches for clues of her Lithuanian Jewish ancestors, most of whom disappeared during the Holocaust. Filmed on location in Lithuania.


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Taken in: Growing Up in American Foster Care    (PBS)

Co-Producer and Co-Principal Camera

National Broadcast: May 1998

Director: Vanessa Roth

Website: www.filmakers.com/indivs/TakenIn.htm
Online Ordering: www.kqed.org/help/tv/order-t.jsp

A one-hour historical documentary chronicling the American foster care system from 1900 to the present. Distributed by Filmakers Library.

1998 Silver Baton winner of the DuPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism.

"Powerful ... quietly attentive ... the hand-held camera captures the [family's] forced intimacy" -- THE NEW YORK TIMES, 5/22/98

The Sacred Waters of Lourdes   (A&E)

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National Broadcast: August 1997

Director: Gregory Orr

The legend of spontaneous healing at Lourdes. Filmed on location in France.



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Out of My Mind

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Director: Katie Cadigan (www.imagereal.com)

Website: www.imagereal.com/oom.html

Online Ordering: www.filmakers.com/indivs/OutofMyMind.htm

A documentary revealing the family love that sustains a young artist as his world turns upside-down with the onset of schizophrenia. Distributed by Filmakers Library.
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