Turning Tide Productions
PO Box 864
Wendell, MA 01379
Tel:
Fax:
800-557-6414
978-544-8313
Call To Arrange
info [at] turningtide.comwww.turningtide.com
Award-winning
video documentaries about contemporary social issues,
grassroots activism, and multicultural perspectives produced by Turning
Tide Productions.
Directed by nationally acclaimed independent filmmaker Robbie
Leppzer.
"A
filmmaker unafraid to go against the tide." Rhonda
Stewart,THE
BOSTON GLOBE
"Filmmaker
Robbie Leppzer is remarkably sensitive regarding the nuances of his
subject matter and protagonists. The result is filmmaking that is both
compelling and thought provoking." Geoff
Gilmore, Director,
Sundance Film Festival
An inside look at five high-performing urban charter schools in the Boston area that serve mostly low-income, Black and Latino students, many of whom are several grade levels behind academically when they enroll. These schools set records for achievement and send the vast majority of their students on to college. Through interviews with students, teachers, and school leaders, as well as scenes depicting daily life inside the classroom and at school-wide events, BEATING THE ODDS presents an engaging examination of what makes these schools successful. Viewable in 18 chapters which range in length from 3 to 19 minutes.
111 minutes • DVD
VOICES FROM THREE MILE ISLAND 30th Anniversary Release
FREE MP3 Audio Download
Listen To Entire Radio Documentary Nationally Broadcast on Public Radio.
An oral history audio documentary about America's near catastrophic nuclear accident, which took place at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979, as told by the people who lived through it. A montage of voices expressing the human side of this traumatic experience — fear, anger, frustration, and betrayal. Presented in this public radio special are the accounts of residents who lived within the 5-mile evacuation zone around the plant: parents, small town officials, doctors, and business people. In interviews, local farmers reveal a dramatic increase in birth defects, stillborns and miscarriages among farm animals, which peaked directly following the nuclear accident. 116 minutes • Two Audio CDs
SEABROOK 1977
Digitally Re-Mastered Version
Watch Excerpts Of The Film Nationally Broadcast on Free Speech TV.
In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a nuclear power plant in Seabrook. 1,414 people were arrested in that civil disobedience protest and jailed en masse in National Guard armories for two weeks.SEABROOK 1977 tells the story of this seminal event of 1970's environmental activism. As the nuclear power industry is currently pushing for an expansion of nuclear plants to be built in the United States as a “clean alternative” to fossil fuels, the experiences of 1970’s anti-nuclear activists are more relevant than ever.
80 minutes DVD
"SEABROOK 1977 is an invaluable historical document." —Howard Zinn, author of A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
THE
PEACE PATRIOTS
Watch Excerpts Of The Film Nationally Broadcast on Free Speech TV. Excerpts Nationally Broadcast on DEMOCRACY NOW! with Amy Goodman
on LinkTV and Free Speech TV.
Narrated
by actress and Air America Radio host, Janeane Garofalo,
this feature-length documentary is an intimate portrait
of American dissenters reflecting on their personal participation
as engaged citizens in a time of war. The 78-minute film follows
a diverse group of individuals, ranging in age from 13 to 74,
including middle and high school students, college students,
teachers, clergy, and war veterans from Korea, Vietnam and the
Persian Gulf, as they take part in vigils, marches, theater
performances, and civil disobedience sit-ins to protest the
U.S.war in Iraq.
78
minutes DVD
Featuring
contemporary music by Grammy Award winner Steve Earle,
Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Jonatha Brooke, Stephan
Smith, Saul Williams, DJ Spooky, and original music by John
Sheldon. In
a time of sadness, thinking of the dead and maimed on both sides, THE PEACE PATRIOTS gives us hope and inspiration. I hope
it will be shown widely. —Howard Zinn, Author
of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
THE
PEACE PATRIOTS is a moving documentary that is sure to inspire. In an atmosphere rife with frustration and apathy, this film stands out by giving hope to activists and inspiring those who may not be activists to be activists. —John Behnken, Student, Kent State University
Director Robbie Leppzer is available to speak on college campuses with THE PEACE PATRIOTS.
(See below.)
AN
ACT OF CONSCIENCE
Watch Excerpts Of The Film Nationally Broadcast on Cinemax, Sundance Channel, Free Speech TV
and Link TV.
Narrated by actor Martin Sheen, this
feature-length documentary chronicles the story of a family in
western Massachusetts whose home was seized by federal marshals
and IRS agents after they publicly refused to pay federal taxes
as a protest against war and military spending. World Premiere,
Sundance Film Festival. 90
minutes DVD
"AN
ACT OF CONSCIENCE is one of the most deeply moving films Ive
seen in years. Seeing this movie lifts your spirits, exhilarates,
and offers hope."
Studs
Terkel
Author of WORKING
and "THE GOOD WAR"
Award-winning
independent documentary filmmaker Robbie
Leppzer is available to speak on college campuses with a selected retrospective of his documentary films chronicling grassroots social change movements over the last three decades.
"After
the screening,
Leppzer skillfully elicited an usually lively and prolonged discussion.
In a perceptive way, he built on the students knowledge and differing
opinions to arrive at insights about media, democracy, and social change.
His presentation was so successful that it remained a topic of conversation
for the next several weeks." —Carlos
Fontes, Ph.D., Professor of Communications, Worcester State College
VOICES
FOR PEACE
A documentary about the first national anti-war demonstrations
which took place in Washington, DC and New York City following
the September 11 attacks. Featuring Nobel Peace Prize laureates
Mairead Maguire and Adolfo Perez Esquivel, James Creedon, World
Trade Tower rescue worker, Amy Goodman, Pacifica Radio journalist
and more. An effective discussion catalyst to widen the scope
of debate about U.S. responses to terrorism.
Nationally broadcast on Free
Speech TV.
25
minutes DVD
"VOICES
FOR PEACE is an inspirational boost, letting those who oppose
war know they are not alone."
Howard Zinn
Author of A Peoples
History of the United States
Browse
our video collectionof
16 social issue and multicultural video documentaries available
for purchase by educational institutions, community organizations,
and individuals. Topics include: Contemporary Social Movements,
The Americas, Indigenous People, The Vietnam War, Multicultural
Arts, and Substance Abuse.
Turning
Tide Productions offers an array of digital
video services including DVD Authoring, Videography, Editing,
Field Producing, and Directing.
Photo
Credits: All website photos by Robbie Leppzer, unless otherwise noted.
Intro
Page Photo Credits: Richard Bancroft (upper right), Sara Elinoff (lower
right).
Home
Page Photo Credits: Diane Greene Lent (VOICES FOR PEACE cover), Richard
Bancroft (catalog cover), Sara Elinoff (Leppzer photos).
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Tide Productions PO Box 864 Wendell,
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