PRODUCER/DIRECTOR – RECENT DOCUMENTARIES — 1995 – 2011
SWEET TOOTH – Documentary about an Appalachian dentist who treats children who don’t have access to dental care. Examines why Kentucky has the worst teeth in the U.S. Aired on Kentucky Public Television, 2010-2011.
STATECRAFT – A one hour cinema verite documentary video following three bills through the Kentucky Legislature. There is great drama trying to get a bill passed before the end of the session. Aired on Kentucky Public Television, 2003-2004.
LIBERTY HALL – 16 minute documentary about the founding father of Kentucky and his wife Margaretta; their struggles on Kentucky’s frontier and his illustrious career in the United States Senate. Aired on Kentucky Public Television in 2001.
DENTAL VAN – A 12 minute portrait of a dental van that serves school children in the poorest county in New York state. For Prasad Foundation. 1999.
PORTRAITS – Documentary shot in Russia, Poland, Mexico, Brazil, India and the U.S. About people contributing to their communities. For SYDA Foundation. 1998.
MARSHA NORMAN BIOGRAPHY – Portrait of the playwright (Pulitzer and Tony for “Night Mother” and Tony for “Secret Garden”) as she prepares a ten million dollar musical of “Red Shoes” for Broadway – and then sees it close in three days. Aired on Public Television, 1995
JAMMIN’: JELLY ROLL MORTON ON BROADWAY – About the making of the hit Broadway musical about Jelly Roll Morton. Co-produced with Tom Bywaters for PBS’ “Great Performances.” Aired 1995.
FOR NELL COX FILMS, INC. — 1967 TO 1976
FORD FOUNDATION documentary about cities and technology transfer. 1975
FRONTIER NURSE – (20 mins) Documentary on the Frontier Nursing Service (Appalachian mountain midwives on horseback and in jeeps) Produced by Children’s TV Workshop. (camera: Peter Powell) PBS. 1973.
FIVE PORTRAITS (one hour) Studies of five people in Kentucky’s criminal justice system: a circuit judge, a felon on work release, a juvenile delinquent in a group home, Lexington’s chief of police, a small town jailer [shot by Al Maysles). For the Kentucky Crime Commission. Shown in Kentucky. 1971
FOSTER PETTIT – 12 tv commercials for Pettit’s Lexington mayoralty campaign. (He won.) (camera: Al Maysles). Lexington tv stations. 1971
OPERATOR – (15 mins) and ALL IN A DAY’S WORK (15 mins) documentaries made for AT&T and a series of AT&T Commercials shot cinema verite style. (Camera: Ricky Leacock) 1968-69.
FRENCH LUNCH – (15 mins) a documentary shot at lunch time in New York’s finest French restaurant, La Caravelle.(camera: Ricky Leacock) NY Film Festival and many others. 1967
For ABC NEWS
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE BALLOT BOX — Directed by Nell Cox for ABC News, about women running for office. 1971
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