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The
Drug Years
A four-hour
documentary series for VH1
and the Sundance
Channel.
Premiere
week - June 12th, 2006
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And
You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop
A five-hour
documentary series for VH1
Premiere week - October 4th, 2004
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Imagining
America: Icons of 20th Century American Art
PBS series
on 20th century American art and culture. By providing context and
perspective on the dialogue that is continuously taking place between
artists, critics, and the society as a whole, Imagining America will
give a broad-based audience a better understanding of why conflicts
over the definition of art are an ongoing process that is intrinsic
to a democratic society by tracing the spirited discourse of ideas
that have contributed to the formation of America's cultural identity.
(airing Dec. 28, 2005 at 9PM on PBS)
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Valley
of Tears
Feature documentary that chronicles over a twenty-year
period the struggle to overcome racial divisions in a migrant farm
worker community in South Texas. The film is distributed by 7th Art
Releasing. It is appearing in film festivals and limited theatrical
distribution throughout the country before being broadcast on PBS
fall 2005 (check
your local station). Read the reviews.
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VH1
Presents the 70s
VH1 1996-
Five part series on social, political and musical movements of the
decade.
Produced and Directed by Hart and Dana Perry |
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Harlan
County: USA
1976- Feature
film on coal miners.
Cinematography- Hart Perry
Awards:
Academy Award |
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Rhythm
Country & Blues
1994- A
tale of two cities, Memphis and Nashville featuring duets between
legendary country and R&B artists with a civil rights subtext
Country Music and R&B reflecting the Southern experience.
Director-
Hart Perry
Editor- Dana Heinz Perry
Awards:
Monitor Award- Best Director, 2 Grammy Awards for music |
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John
Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen
PBS 1990-
A biography about the man credited with integrating popular music.
Producer/Director- Hart Perry
Line Producer- Dana Heinz Perry
Awards:
Peabody Award, Cine Golden Eagle, Silver Star-Houston Film Festival,
London & Florence Film Festivals |
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Making
a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
PBS 1999-
Documentary on Native American Music.
Producer, Director and Editor- Dana Heinz Perry |
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Motown
40: the Music is Forever
ABC 1998-
4 hour special on 40 years of Hitsville USA's popular music.
Producers- Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry, Yvonne Smith
[Director
Part 1-Yvonne Smith, Director Part 2- Hart Perry] |
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Haiti:
Killing the Dream
PBS 1992-
Documentary on the coup in Haiti presented by Jonathan Demme.
Cinematographer, Producer, Co-Director- Hart Perry
Co-Producer, Editor- Dana Heinz Perry
Awards:
1st Prize-Latin American and San Juan Film Festivals; Screenings-
NY Film Festival, Human Rights Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival,
Havana Film Festival |
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Gipsy
Kings: Tierra Gitana
1996- 1-hour
documentary on the music of the Gipsy Kings.
Director- Hart Perry |
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Leonard
Bernstein's New York
Ovation
1997- Bernstein's music illustrates the world that was New York in
the 40s and 50s. Performances by Broadway stars including
Mandy Patinkin, Donna Murphy, Audra McDonald and Dawn Upshaw.
Director- Hart Perry
Segment Director- Dana Heinz Perry
Award:
Cable Ace Award |
Additional
Documentaries |
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Trauma:
Life in the Real ER and Paramedics
The Learning
Channel 1997, 1999- 6 episodes of reality shows.
Producer, Directors- Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry |
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The
Human Canvas
The Learning
Channel 2000- Character driven documentary on tattooing and extreme
body modification.
Director- Hart Perry
Producer- Dana Heinz Perry |
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The
Begging Game
PBS 1995-
Frontline special.
Editor- Dana Heinz Perry |
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Vietnam
Veterans Against the War
PBS 1971-
American Dream Machine anti-war film.
Director- Hart Perry |
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The
Repeater
PBS 1971-
American Dream Machine docu-drama on prison with Stacey Keach.
Editor- Hart Perry
Award:
Cine Golden Eagle |
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