Sunday, May 8, 2016

A River Diary and Anne Frank

It's a worthy documentary topic: the pollution of U.S. rivers and the recent efforts of the Save Maumee Grassroots Organization, a group that canoed from Fort Wayne to Toledo, Indiana to highlight the battle to keep the Maumee River clean. But how do you draw people in?

Friday, April 29, 2016

NFFTY Welcomes Back a Precocious Filmmaker

Scanning the list of filmmakers showcased in the May 1 screening event "Northwest Is Best," one name jumps out: Celia Jensen.

Monday, April 18, 2016

An Elvis-Worshipping Poet

New Zealand native David Cranstoun Welch, who now makes his home in New York, had a most colorful starting point for his documentary project The Book of Conrad.

Monday, April 11, 2016

Baseball Scouts Documentary Has All-Star Producers

Here's a documentary film credits line you don't see every day: 'Co-produced by Bill Murray & Wade Boggs.' As in the actor and the Hall of Fame third baseman.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Up-and-Coming Writer Returns to Ohio

Since graduating from UCLA in 2013 with an MFA in writing, Nicole Riegel has notched a number of impressive accomplishments.