The Government of Sudan had closed Darfur to investigators and aid workers at the beginning of 2003. But at the beginning of 2004 London-based filmmaker Philip Cox entered the violence-torn region by crossing the Chad border. The UN estimates of conflict-affected persons in Darfur and eastern Chad now approach 4 million (3.6 million in Darfur; [...]

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Don’t bring your PJs and expect Kid ‘n Play to get you grooving. This house party is to get you thinking out loud and share your thoughts with your fellow Greensboro citizens. So take a break from American Idol tonight and come over to this friendly house in Greensboro and watch Bill Moyers [...]

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A short documentary on the former civic association of the year in a small, suburban town. The subject feels that the town is overrun with squirrels. His solution: trap and drown them. Is he a good or a bad guy? Is this a perverse obsession or an extension of his civic duties?

Directed by: Ed [...]

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I’m making a call to the filmmaking community to assist in this on-line open source documentary. I encourage musicians to create music for this project too. The Greensboro community has heard the name of Gil Barber, not sure if they know the story. Gil Barber was only 22 years old when he [...]

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Thinking back…Sunday evening was a treat. It was great to see my parents, who drove from Northern NJ and Aunt Carol, Gerry and my cousin Sarah whom I haven’t seen in fifteen years, and her fianc?, Tim make the trip from Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island.
I’d like to thank Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Keally Dewitt and [...]

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I got a an email from Deborah Scranton yesterday informing me about a panel discussion on the subject of, ?Restorative Justice in the American South: Exploring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Process in Greensboro, North Carolina.?
The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island [...]

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If you believe that we are in this war due to Weapons of Mass Destruction… you need to watch this film. If you believe we are in this war to free Iraq and promote Democracy…you need to watch this film. If you believe we are in Iraq due to 9/11/01…you need to get [...]

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I’ve added “Greensboro’s Child,” to Google Video. If you are unfamiliar with this documentary, watch it then scroll down for the 411 on how I did this award winning documentary.

Greensboro’s Child was totally funded by myself, hence the term Independent documentary. I’m not a trust fund baby and most of the time [...]

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I had a great talk with Zack Bazzi, one of the soldiers who helped shoot “The War Tapes.” I knew I wanted to have a discussion with Zack about his role in the film when he commented a few times on the Interview I had with Deborah Scranton the director of “The War Tapes.” [...]

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One of the fifteen documentaries that are up for a nomination for the 2007 Academy Awards for Best Documentary. “Jesus Camp,” is the film that introduced America to Ted Haggard . The Evangelical leader that was outed by Mike Jones his crystal meth male prostitute. Pastor Ted didn’t appreciate the documentary and [...]

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