This feature documentary tells an extraordinary story of spiritual transformation. Through the life journey of the Trappist monk, Father Thomas Keating, it also encompasses a larger story of spiritual change. It is about a movement that is drawing thousands of seekers around the world, a…
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A two-hour documentary for PBS featuring world famous musicians including Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma with visionary scientists. The program explores startling new discoveries about the power of music and its connection to the body, mind and nature. Broadcast: June 24, 2009 SYNOPSIS Do any…
This PBS program honors Rockwell for his contributions to American culture and the art world at large. Includes rare footage of Rockwell at work and interviews with fellow artists and his daughter. Features some of his most famous and inspirational work from the Norman Rockwell…
A one-hour documentary about the conservative politician for PBS. Broadcast: March 3, 1992 SYNOPSIS An investigation into the life and political career of presidential candidate David Duke-exploring Duke’s troubled childhood, his intellectual journey into the extremist idealogy of the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan,…
A one-hour documentary about presidential politics for PBS, featuring Bill Moyers. Broadcast: October 1988 CREDITS Producer/Writer/Director: Elena Mannes Executive Producer: Bill Moyers AWARDS Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Television Blue Ribbon. American Film and Video Festival REVIEW October 1988: LATimes (Howard Rosenberg)
Various segments for the award-winning news series CBS REPORTS. SEGMENTS: ONE RIVER, ONE COUNTRY Program Synopsis Bill Moyers examines the issues of immigration, economics and the special relationship that has developed between the U.S. and Mexico by going to the front line and talking to…
Thomas Keating: A Rising Tide of SilenceThis feature documentary tells an extraordinary story of…
Thoughts on Music as CureIn “The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in…
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