Documentary

This film documents the life of the Palms Playhouse, the Davis, California-located theater in the rough - housed in an old barn - that became a legendary roots music venue. Filmed in 2002, 2008 and 2015-16, plus archival footage, the film traces the Palms' history - organically grown out of the incredible energies of a troupe of creative artists, to the dynamics of its gradual evolution from musical farces and Shakespeare to presenting national and international touring bands and performers.

What If We Change - Documentary on Ecosystem Restoration

How to nurture nature better.

All across the world, people are making efforts to restore and protect the ecosystem they are part of. Video reporters of the initiative What if we change followed the work of local communities and organizations in India, Bolivia, Mali and Bonaire for two years.

The Coming War on China - John Pilger - Part 2

The Coming War on China from award winning journalist John Pilger – his 60th documentary and arguably his most prescient. It is both a warning and an inspiring story of resistance. The documentary reveals what the news doesn’t – that the world’s greatest military power, the United States, and the world’s second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.

The Coming War on China - John Pilger - Part 1

The Coming War on China from award winning journalist John Pilger – his 60th documentary and arguably his most prescient. It is both a warning and an inspiring story of resistance. The documentary reveals what the news doesn’t – that the world’s greatest military power, the United States, and the world’s second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.

Alice Walker Narrates - ''Nowhere Left to Go: The Jahalin Bedouin'' - With Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Sound Track

Alice Walker, celebrated author and human rights activist narrates this April 15, 2012, documentary. Pink Floyd’s Roger Walters provides a moving sound track.

“Nowhere Left to Go: The Jahalin Bedouin” shows the daily lives of the Jahalin Bedouin community. (Runtime: 00:27:50)

“Ending Corporate Personhood” - David Cobb - Part 2 of 2

David Cobb explains why it is essential to end corporate personhood and bar equating money with freedom of speech. The history of corporations in slavery is outlined. How corporations have abused their power is shown with numerous examples from the ‘Age of Discovery’ to modern times. David explains how ludicrous it was for the American colonists to go on bended knee to ask to be treated fairly.

“Ending Corporate Personhood” - David Cobb - Part 1 of 2

David Cobb explains why it is essential to end corporate personhood and bar equating money with freedom of speech. The history of corporations from Roman times is outlined. How corporations have abused their power is shown with numerous examples from the ‘Age of Discovery’ to modern times. David explains how ludicrous it was for the American colonists to go on bended knee to ask to be treated fairly.

In 1985, Parker Brothers produced the CLUE VCR Mystery Game for VHS. Filmed in Massachusetts, it would cast a group of unknown actors to portray the iconic CLUE characters such as Col. Mustard and Professor Plum. While most productions were filmed in Hollywood and New York City at the time, Parker Brothers took a chance and broke the mold by filming with New England based talent. At the time, it became the most successful video board game of its time, revolutionizing the medium of VHS and video gaming.

“Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Song and Opera”: Produced by Dina Cancryn via a grant to benefit K-12 classrooms, “Portraits” combines live performances and costumed historical monologues to introduce children to the great American Divas, Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Joyner Jones and Marian Anderson. “The Black Swan”, “The Black Patti” and the famous soprano, all tell their stories of struggle as black women trying to perform and hone their craft over a slave holding/segregated/sexist/patriarchal 150 year swath of American History.

Butterfly Town USA - Newly released film documents the work of citizens working to preserve a Monarch Butterfly sanctuary.

An OSCAR-nominated, EMMY-winning team kicks off 2020 by releasing a film that documents efforts to protect a threatened Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. This film had been broadcast exclusively on Public Television stations nationwide for two years. The team just received word of expanded broadcast rights to include Cable Access, PEG Media stations and personal use.