In this interview, hosted by Michael Connolly, former Portland Mayor, Jack Dawson recalls the dramatic events surrounding the commissioning and creation of the statue of John Ford.
Maine Irish – John Ford – Poet
An in-depth interview about the legendary filmmaker John Ford who hailed from Portland, Maine. Join renowned film scholars Joseph McBride, author of the biography "Searching for John Ford," and Gerald Peary, editor of "John Ford: Interviews." The conversation covers Ford’s roots in Maine, his Irish heritage, artistic vision, his use of comedy, and his complex views on religion, politics, and race. Hosted by Kevin Stoehr
ND Paper Discharge
Each year over 200,000 tons of out-of-state waste is disposed of at Juniper Ridge Landfill, a publicly owned, privately run landfill in Maine. The waste used to construct it is toxic enough to have been banned from disposal in all 5 other Northeastern states. An annual average 10 million gallons of leachate from Juniper Ridge Landfill is received by the Nine Dragons Paper Old Town Mill facility, which holds the discharge permit that allows for the release of landfill leachate into the Penobscot River, the largest river system in the state of Maine.
THE PENOBSCOT – Ancestral River – Contested Territory
THE PENOBSCOT: Ancestral River, Contested Territory traverses the landscape of deal-making and deal-breaking that has largely defined tribal-state relations in Maine. From the 1700's to the present-day, the film emphasizes the Penobscot people’s centuries-long tradition of environmental stewardship, and outlines the current legal battle, PENOBSCOT NATION v. MILLS, which is a move to preserve Penobscot territory and maintain the inherent, treaty-reserved sustenance fishing rights of the Penobscot people in the Penobscot River. It tells the urgent story of an enduring struggle for justice and cultural survival in the face of an astonishingly open abuse of state power.
Kihtahkomikumon – Our Land
First Encounter
First Encounter explores the actions taken by Chickasaws in 1540 during their first contact with Europeans. The documentary highlights the encounters, struggles and perseverance of the Chickasaw people throughout Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s attempted conquest. It was the first European contact for the Chickasaw, but perhaps the most important and set the standard by which the tribe remained for centuries and remains today - “unconquered and unconquerable.”
On Top of the World
Pearl
Set in 1920s rural Oklahoma, Pearl is based on the remarkable true story of Chickasaw aviatrix, Pearl Carter Scott –the youngest licensed pilot in American history. Mentored by world-renowned aviator Wiley Post, Pearl first pilots a plane at the age of 12 and becomes a commercial pilot and local celebrity before she reaches adulthood. As she finds love and becomes a wife and mother, her two greatest passions collide.
Revisiting- James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley 1965
In 1965, James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at the Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge University. The topic of the debate was, "The American Dream is at the expense of the American negro."
Revisiting- The Concept of Language- Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky speaks to linguistics that shape our cultures throughout history and today.
Bearer of the Morning- The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher 12-03-20
Mary Frances “Te Ata” Thompson was born and raised in the Chickasaw Nation, where her family settled following the removal of Chickasaw People from their original tribal homelands of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky. In this one-hour documentary, discover how this dynamic Chickasaw woman successfully navigated the social, geographic and cultural distances to become one of the most successful Native American performers in history.
Voices of Truth – A Boston Hawaiian – A Visit With Al Kuahi Wong
It was very far from Hawaii when he first landed in Boston, but Kuahi knew for him it was home. And after discovering other Hawaiians in the area, he started Wahi Ku Moku - the Boston Hawaiian Club. But everything changed upon receiving a call from the late John “Butch” Kekahu in Anahola, Kauai asking him to help produce the now historic Aloha March of 1998.