A 60 minute film, produced by Andreas Gutzeit of Story House Productions for the PBS series Secrets of the Dead — the brutal and tragic story of a young girl who arrived in Jamestown during the Starving Time. The story now is in her bones, which tell of a gruesome fate called survival cannibalism. You can… Continue reading Jamestown’s Dark Winter
Category: Films
Rising Voices/Hóthaninpi
RISING VOICES/HÓTȞAŊIŊPI, a 60-minute film by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, was a production of Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc. in association with The Language Conservancy. Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi. Five years in the making, this multi-platform project tells the story of a powerful threat to a Native culture. This threat is an insidious, impersonal villain – one… Continue reading Rising Voices/Hóthaninpi
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America, a 60 minute film by Florentine Films/Hott Productions, was produced and directed by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey. Funders included the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, HSBC, the Tiffany & Co. Foundation, the C.E. & S. Foundation, the Peter C. Cornell Trust and Mass Humanities.… Continue reading Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
ANITA: a Doc film by Freida Mock, co-written by Chowder, opens to good reviews
A feature documentary by Oscar winner Freida Mock has garnered good reviews in the New York Times, LA Times, Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, and more: Anita Hill steps back into spotlight as subject of new documentary film – Boston Globe Alone Then, Supported Today – ‘Anita’ revisits the Clarence Thomas Hearings – NY Times ‘Anita’… Continue reading ANITA: a Doc film by Freida Mock, co-written by Chowder, opens to good reviews
The Latino Americans
Great Reviews for The Latino Americans, a six-hour PBS series — 200 years of Latino history in the U.S. Chowder was the Consulting Producer for the series, which in this case meant that he developed and structured the series, found almost of the historical characters, and wrote scripts for five of the six hours. [Below: General… Continue reading The Latino Americans