DOCUMENTARIES
THE GOOD SCHOOL
In Pre-Production
Nearly 1 in 3 American high school students today graduate without basic proficiency in reading and math. That number continues to grow. In a time when education headlines are dominated by decline, frustration, and anger, “The Good School” turns the lens toward hope. This feature documentary explores the classrooms, communities, and leaders in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut who are proving that excellence is still possible.
From innovative public schools to independent academies and faith-based institutions, The Good School examines what happens when educators refuse to accept mediocrity. It’s a story of creativity, accountability, and the quiet determination to help every student rise. more info
WRINKLE CITY
In Production
Recent polls show that most Americans fear winding up in a nursing home or dependent on strangers for in-house care, when they can no longer care for themselves. Elder abuse, physical and mental neglect, sexual assault, medication mismanagement, and financial crimes dominate the headlines when reporting on elder care.
“Wrinkle City” focuses on the reality for millions of Americans, both patients and care staff, who find themselves at the mercy of either the shady, fly-by-night home health care agencies or the corporate, assembly-line, senior “warehouses” and highlights some of the most outrageous cases of elder abuse as well as those working to change the eldercare landscape. more info
Red Book Blue Book
In Production
“Red Book, Blue Book: The Language of Politics” is a social experiment turned documentary that challenges the tribal grip of modern political identity. First launched in 2009, the project presented two books, “Rules for Republican Radicals” and “Rules for Radical Democrats,” each an identical updated version of Saul Alinsky’s controversial book, “Rules for Radicals.” We then asked participants about their feelings of one book over the other. The reaction was immediate and revealing, as readers projected entirely different meanings and emotions onto the same text, depending solely on the cover and political branding.
Today after the BBC admitted to dramatically editing and altering President Trump’s speech during the January 6 event to meet their agenda and NYC voted in the first Muslim mayor, we are relaunching and expanding the experiment. Have fifteen years of social media, outrage cycles, and partisan news deepened the divide or shifted those reflexes. The film asks a stark question: in an age where language itself has become a loyalty oath, are we any closer to understanding each other, or have we lost the ability to read beyond our chosen colors?. more info