Recently Completed Documentary Films and Awards
Keeper of the Fire premieres at the Brava Theater in SF and the New Parkway in Oakland, wins Best Documentary Short Award.
Through the life and work of activist, author and poet Alejandro Murguia, Keeper of the Fire explores the roles activist writers and poets play in the fight for a more just and equitable world. Following in the footsteps of the Beat poets and inspired by the rich tradition of Spanish and Latin American literature, Murguia passionately confronts with his work and his words many of the urgent issues of the day.
Going the Distance: Journeys of Recovery
is an hour-long documentary on the daunting, courageous and inspiring journeys of recovery of four survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Going the Distance won the Most Inspirational Film Award at its world premiere at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival in Portland, November 11, 2017. It was an award winner at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, 2018, and preselected at the Toronto Independent International Film Festival, 2018.
It aired nationally on PBS stations in 2018 – 2021.
Bob Woodruff, former ABC News anchor, TBI survivor: “The best documentary on traumatic brain injury I’ve seen yet. It’s a great piece of work.”
Keeper of the Beat: A Woman’s Journey into the Heart of Drumming won the Runner-Up for the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival.
It will air nationally on PBS starting in March, 2018.
Running for Jim won Best Documentary at the 2013 Soho International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2013 Tiburon International Film Festival and 11 other international festival awards.
Of Wind and Waves: The Life of Woody Brown received an Emmy nomination for Best Documentary, the Inspiration Award at Mountainfilm in Telluride and the Audience Award at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. It aired on PBS Hawaii as a pledge special and received a national PBS broadcast in 2008.
