Eleanor Hamerow

Originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, a Santa Barbara upper-middle-class family, the groundbreaking program documented the breakup of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.

Produced in 1968 for New York's WNET public television station and filmed by Gunnar Fischer, host Lewis Freedman visits director Ingmar Bergman during the production of SHAME. They discuss some of Bergman's major works leading up to SHAME as well as the just-released HOUR OF THE WOLF.

A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.

A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.

A game of poker turns into a game of wits when two actors square off.

Teacher/poet Richard Lewis is dedicated to unlocking the imaginations of children. In this film, cameras document Lewis as he employs his unique techniques with sixth-grade students at The Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York. The children are encouraged to expand their creative talents through a variety of exercises involving art, writing and playacting.

"This film examines immigration to the United States from the late 1800s to the 1950s. Ellis Island is the focal point of the program, which includes reminiscences by an immigrant as well as live action footage and old still pictures" (US National Archives). This documentary was a product of the Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant given by the US Information Agency.