NEW RELEASES FOR FALL 2011   SCREENING AT THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL MEDIA MARKET

First Run Features will be exhibiting at this year's National Media Market in Las Vegas beginning next Sunday, October 16th. We'll be screening all of the new releases listed here and many more. Previews of our Best of Show entries - JANE'S JOURNEY and EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER - are currently part of the online screening room. Be sure to check them out!

Please join us in Suite 412 if you plan on attending. There'll be chocolate, snacks, and door prizes galore, including a JANE'S JOURNEY poster signed by Dr. Jane Goodall!

And even if Vegas isn't in the cards for you this October, as always, all of the DVDs listed here and in FRF's online catalog are available for preview.

Please give me a call or drop a line via email to discuss adding these documentaries - or any of our other award-winning films to your collection.

Best,

Nicole Baer
(212) 243-0600 x17
nicole@firstrunfeatures.com

AMERICAN TEACHER

As the debate over American schools rages on, one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers.  Can we reform teaching and turn it into a prestigious, financially attractive, and competitive profession?
HEY, BOO: HARPER LEE & "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"

Behind the Mockingbird phenomenon was a Southern girl named Nelle Harper Lee.  Hey, Boo explores Lee's life and unravels the mystery of why she never published again.  Contains new photos and letters and an exclusive interview with Lee’s sister.

MAN ON A MISSION
Best known as the father of early computer RPGs like Ultima and Tabula Rasa, Richard Garriott always wanted to follow in his astronaut father’s footsteps.  But when eye problems made a career at NASA impossible, he turns to private space travel to make his dream come true.  
REHEARSAL FOR A SICILIAN TRAGEDY
Actor John Turturro takes audiences on an intimate journey to his maternal homeland of Sicily, where he explores the island's vanishing tradition, the distinctively Sicilian art of puppetry. A portrait of a Sicily little known to the outside world, the film brings viewers to an otherworldly place, lost in time.

 

JANE'S JOURNEY

This film follows Jane Goodall from her childhood home to the Gombe National Park in Tanzania where she began her groundbreaking research. Featuring interviews and spectacular footage from her own collection, this doc is an inspiring portrait of the private person behind the world-famous icon.
 

EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER
Regarded as America’s most important designers, Charles & Ray Eames created a variety of iconic products. But their influence on the development of modernism and the rise of the computer age has been less understood. Narrated by James Franco, this is the first film dedicated to their lives and work.
 

HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING WEIGH, MR. FOSTER?
This documentary examines the work of architect Norman Foster, whose firm has designed iconic structures like the Hearst Tower (New York), Millennium Bridge (London), and Reichstag (Berlin).  With an eye on the future, Foster offers innovative solutions to our increasing demand on urban centers.
 

WINDFALL
The people of Meredith, NY were initially excited when a developer looked to supplement their failing economy with a wind farm.  But as they learn more about the potential impact of a 400-foot windmill, they become divided over the community’s future. An eye-opener for anyone concerned about the future of renewable energy.

 

IN THE GARDEN OF SOUNDS
Wolfgang Fasser always knew he'd lose his eyesight to a genetic disease. But as darkness descends, a new world of sound opens up.  He becomes a musical therapist for disabled children and builds a haven in which they can explore sound through instruments and a therapeutic bed of chords.
 

THE MAN NOBODY KNEW

Told by William Colby’s son Carl, this documentary is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal memoir of a family living in clandestine shadows, and an inquiry into the hard costs of a nation's most cloaked actions.
  GARBO: THE SPY
Juan Pujol Garcia is the only person to have been decorated by the Allies and the Axis during WWII. Code-named Garbo for his acting ability, he fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe. A unique documentary thriller with interviews, propaganda footage, and clips from Hollywood films.