Beth Murphy
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beth Murphy is a documentary director, founder of the film production studio Principle Pictures, and an author. She has produced/directed numerous television documentaries for Discovery International, The History Channel, Discovery Health, Lifetime Television and PBS. In 2002, she produced the documentary Fighting For Our Future, hosted by Melissa Joan Hart whoch focused on young women who have been diagnosted with breast cancer. In 2003, she wrote a companion book which was published by McGraw Hill. Her 2007 work, Beyond Belief, premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diamond Beth Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their identities. Can reconciliation help heal the scars from childhoods lost? "Dawnland" is the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the US through the nation's first-ever government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission, which investigated the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people.
Dawnland
When terrorists shattered their lives, two women set off on an extraordinary journey to rebuild themselves and the lives of women half a world away.
Beyond Belief
In international political conflict, deals are not brokered by national leaders but by “backroom players” who are hidden from the spotlight. Enter Padraig O’Malley, recovering alcoholic and negotiator of peace. An excellent mediator, the only person whose trauma he cannot alleviate is his own. Filmmaker James Demo expertly merges the public and private personas of an extraordinary man.
The Peacemaker
A modern day Oskar Schindler story that focuses on Kirk Johnson, a young American fighting to save thousands of Iraqis whose lives are in danger because they worked for the U.S. to help rebuild Iraq. After leading reconstruction teams in Baghdad and Fallujah, Kirk returns home only to discover that many of his former Iraqi colleagues are being killed, kidnapped or forced into exile by radical militias. Frustrated by a stagnating government bureaucracy in the U.S. that has failed to protect its 'Iraqi allies,' Kirk begins compiling a list of their names and helps them find refuge and a new life in America.
The List
Inside the very first girls' school in a small Afghan village, education goes far beyond the classroom as the students discover the differences between the lives they were born into and the lives they dream of leading.
What Tomorrow Brings
On June 19, 2014, Babar and Haris Suleman – a father-son pilot team – began the adventure of a lifetime – a round-the-world trip to fulfill their own dream and inspire the dreams of others. A tragic crash during their journey ended their lives, but not their mission.
#LiveLikeHaris
Gym class can be tough. Someone is bound to lose an eye.
Going Through the Motions
The heart-rending story of a family profoundly impacted by not one but two nuclear tragedies: Hiroshima and Fukushima.
Son of Fukushima
Teens are putting an end to mental health stigma by telling their own stories – unfiltered – in the documentary film OUR TURN TO TALK. From skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression to the impacts of racism and social media, their struggles and triumphs carry a powerful message: Storytelling saves lives. Join high school senior Anastasia Vlasova as she starts a podcast to share her own powerful story, and travels across the country to give other teens a chance to bravely share theirs.